Aera Vertical Resort Concept by Tara Metress |
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| DESIGN NAME: Aera PRIMARY FUNCTION: Vertical Resort Concept INSPIRATION: To redefine luxury hospitality in urban settings, OBMI's designers from across the globe created a revolutionary concept, a vertical resort, later named Aera. Innovating to develop a new model for urban tourism, the designers reimagined the horizontal guest journey found in the traditional resort product to create a vertical resort destination in the middle of a city. Leveraging vertical architecture is efficient in terms of the land value and availability in metropolises while reducing building footprint, environmental impact on the surrounding land, and carbon footprint from travel. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The vertical resort design includes seven districts, dining, art, fashion, drama, garden, wellness, and family, to intrigue travelers and locals. Serving as an escape in the city, the walking trails lined with greenery will also contain vegetables and herbs that the dining district will use for fresh ingredients. The sky deck includes a pool with a bird's eye view of the city, giving guests the illusion of flying. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The vertical resort relates to the character and culture of its urban context, with selected views out over the city and opportunities to explore the surrounding city’s culture, but equally allows for a true sense of escape from the stresses and challenges of the metropolis. Vertical architecture also minimizes the footprint in areas where land is precious in value and availability, reducing the environmental impact on the surrounding land and decreasing flights by encouraging domestic travel. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The UAE, KSA, and China are potential locations for the completed project. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Architecture, Building and Structure Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Our team envisions leveraging a durable, yet light material that would allow for translucency through architectural fabric, similar to sailcloth. The selection of using a fiberglass mesh coated with PTFE (a durable polymer called Polytetrafluoroethyl SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Aera is envisioned to be approximately 300m high, with 200 rooms. All rooms would have a balcony, some of which may open into the climate-controlled atria. The idea is that the vertical resort will also offer amenities, as seen in every luxury resort, such as various pools, culinary options, spa, wellness sections, a museum, and entertainment zones. TAGS: Innovative, Vertical Resort, Future Hospitality Design, Resort Design, Ecological Landscape RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Following the pandemic and awareness of increasing carbon emissions and climate change, our team set out to find a solution to reduce travel and bring a resort destination into urban settings, ultimately eliminating air travel and increasing domestic travel. As part of our exploratory research to examine what might be affecting the future of the resort product, our team conducted interviews with developers, operators, and investors, to understand their thoughts on the definition of a traditional resort. The next portion of the discussion was to decipher what elements from the conventional resort should be applied or adapted to create a better guest experience, increase the average stay duration, and meet market standards for luxury amenities. From this, OBMI decided to create a new hotel category and product for luxury hospitality in urban settings, and the concept of the vertical resort was set into motion. CHALLENGE: The reality of the future of resort design is that solid consumer trends drive it, and we must use those trends to explore the upcoming concepts. Each insight will drive the innovation to create a new reality for hospitality design. By studying the shift in traveler's behaviors, our team found that the pressures of Climate Change are driving transformation. Now, people want to feel good about their vacation and travel. Conceptualizing a brand new idea for resort design that gives back to the community, inspires health and wellness, and offers travelers the luxury experience of a resort when in a city, allowed our team to explore a radically new approach to the resort product. ADDED DATE: 2022-03-28 19:24:12 TEAM MEMBERS (3) : Tim Peck , Islam Mashtooly and Muhammad Moussa. IMAGE CREDITS: OBMI PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: OBMI Trademark Vertical Resort |
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| Visit the following page to learn more: https://obmi.com/aera | |||||
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NAME: OBM International PROFILE: OBM International (OBMI) is a leading global master planning, architecture, and interior design firm that is widely celebrated for designing luxury resorts and hotels, bespoke private residences, and engaging urban areas known as experientially memorable, financially successful, and incomparably marketable. |
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Aera Vertical Resort Concept by Tara Metress is Winner in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category, 2021 - 2022.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Tara Metress. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Tara Metress. |
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