Ambitious Florida-based Oppenheim Architecture + Design have quite the design in mind for a resort in Wadi Rum, Jordan. Modeled after the mountain city of Petra, the design would see 47 lodges carved into the side of a sandstone mountain.
80,000 square feet of desert luxury.
The design calls for many “green” features, including wastewater recycling and an enclosed self-contained ecosystem.
Often the only indication that a resort is present are the windows. This is by design.
While the natural sandstone will provide much of the colour, designers say cement mixed with local red sand will mimic the appearance in other areas.
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