Design & construction
Going green on theRed Sea
Set to be completed in 2023, the Red Sea International Airport will serve as the gateway to one of the world’s most unique resorts, bringing the experience of a private aircraft terminal to every traveller. Elly Earls speaks with Gerard Evenden, head of studio at Foster + Partners, and Nicholas Cole, CEO of daa International, about the vision behind this ambitious project.
T
he Red Sea Project is like no other tourism development in the world. Not content with merely being sustainable, the 28,000m2
scheme –
spread across a 90-island archipelago in Saudi Arabia – aims to have a 30% net positive environmental impact over the next two decades.
Once the project is completed in 2030, it will be home to 50 luxury hotels. Sixteen of those will be in operation by 2023, 11 as part of the Coral Bloom resort, designed by Foster + Partners and located on the dolphin-shaped island of Shurayrah. There will be
just one way for visitors, which are capped at one million per year, to access the destination – through the Red Sea International Airport.
“It was envisaged by the client as a gateway to one of the most unique resorts in the world and an integral part of the visitor experience,” explains Gerard Evenden, head of studio at Foster + Partners, which was appointed as the architect of the airport in 2019 after a design competition. “The project offered us an opportunity to create a truly unique transportation hub that is evocative of the region.”
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