The firm Killa Design has conceived a series of villas on the water as part of an ambitious project that will be developed on the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia.
The development, which seeks to be the tourism destination of luxury The world's most ambitious sustainable development will also feature projects from architectural firm foster + partners, including a dolphin-shaped center known as Coral Bloom and a pair of uniquely designed hotels.
The first phase of the project, which will be completed by the end of this year, also includes around 100 villas on the water whose interior design was carried out by Kengo Kuma.
In order to connect this project with Sheybarah Island, the circular configuration of Killa Design's overwater villas is inspired by the reefs neighboring coral.
The circle represents unity, integration, and wholeness, giving guests a sense of wholeness, trust, and harmony.
These coral-inspired villas that rise from the surface of the water will be made of a polished steel that will reflect the water, the sky and the best part of the project: the reef below.
Sheybarah Island is the farthest from the mainland, located in the southeast of the Red Sea project archipelago. As the island features a 30- to 40-foot reef very close to the beach, the team hopes the location will draw a lot of attention from those looking to explore the pristine waters that surround the island.
Given their complexity, the construction of the villas and the Sheybarah Hotel, which has already started, represents quite a challenge.
Grankraft, a construction company specialized in metal working based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and belonging to the Kraftell Groupe group, is in charge of the engineering and manufacturing of the villas.
The first stage consists of the construction of the primary structure of each village. Oversized stainless steel panels are then molded using a bespoke set of molds created for each specific curvature of the capsule assembly.
Once these have the desired curvature, they are cut to the exact dimensions required and then installed into the primary structure.
For this Grankraft uses a mechanical fixing that provides thermal and acoustic separation between the façade panels and the structural support. After a new geometry check, the pre-assembled panels are welded. Finally, once welded, the panels are polished, first by machines and then by hand, to a perfect mirror finish.
It is expected that in the middle of next year, visitors will be able to see this spectacular project that seeks to be the center of attention in the Red Sea.