The architects provided the text description. Mysk Al Badayer Resort” won the 2020 and 2021 World Luxury Hotel Award respectively for Luxury Desert Resorts in the Middle East or North Africa. This project is located in Sharjah’s southern desert region, along Dubai-Hatta Road. It was developed by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority- Shurooq and is currently being managed by Sharjah Collection by Mysk. Wael Al-Masri Architects and Planners – WMPA designed the Project, a Jordanian-based consultancy firm with Wael Al-Masri serving as its Chief Architect. The project was opened to the public in March 2020.
Project components – The project includes many buildings and outdoor areas. The buildings include an entry gateway, information center and administration building. A large tent-covered plaza is the center of the camp. It is surrounded by several buildings, including a cafe, restaurant, and 21-bedroom lodge. The lodge also includes an indoor pool, a gym, as well as a spa. An amphitheater, an Al-Manarah watch tower, and 10 camping tents, including 13 bedrooms, are some other features.
Shaded and bus parking are also available in the outdoor areas. To meet increasing demand from tourists and locals for the retreat, plans are in place to add 15 luxury tents. A mosque is an important element of this retreat’s program. It reflects the Client’s desire to respect local visitors while also drawing tourists to its many leisure and hospitality offerings.
The Comprehensive Design Approach This Retreat highlights Al-Bayer’s identity and encourages enjoyment of its resources within a creative, contemporary local narrative. This new comprehensive approach is a paradigm shift in urban, interior, and landscape design.
Geometric Composition The project composition may appear organic and casual at first glance, but it was actually based on a strict octagonal geometric planning order. It has the large celebration tent at the center and layers of landscape and building elements radiating from that. The desert’s open, expansive landscape seems to be complimented by the radial, comic-like general plan composition.
The Modular System-Variety and Unity –This project uses a modular system that is 3×3 meters in size in all its building components, as well as in landscaped courtyards and platforms. The fluidity of the desert dunes contrasts with the geometric grid. This simple, practical structural arrangement has allowed for a wide range of volumetric and spatial solutions. It also contributed to the project’s vitality and diversity. There is a noticeable sense of unity that can be felt through scale, repetitions and details, as well as colors and details.
Cultural and environmental sustainability –Local architectural typologies can be used to design buildings, including arches, courtyards, arches, arches, mashrabiyas and decorative features. The peach desert color is reflected in the color of the building walls. Pergolas and high arches intensify the feeling of shadow and shade. This approach could raise awareness about sustainable local architecture both culturally as well as environmentally. It would also help to preserve architectural heritage, particularly in these times of cultural alienation.
Landscape Design –Landscape design is inspired by desert oasis themes. It features wadi, aflaj, palm groves, and native plants. These landscape features were inspired by local practices. They evoke natural desert settings in the UAE. This highlights the fragility of vegetation and its beauty. This cultural and environmental approach will hopefully increase awareness about sustainable local architecture, and improve well-being in the fragile desert environment, particularly in these times of cultural alienation and global warming.
The Hybrid ImageThis project reflects a hybrid identity that draws inspiration from the traditional architecture of the region. It also makes use of modern building technologies, repetitive architectural forms and planning systems.
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