Hospitality / Retreat
Noor Retreat
AlUla, Saudi Arabia
Client
Private commission
AlUla, Saudi Arabia
The project
A quiet contemporary retreat integrated into rugged desert terrain, using local stone, rammed earth, timber and bronze to create sheltered spaces connected to the surrounding landscape.
Discipline
Hospitality / Retreat
Location
AlUla, Saudi Arabia
Year
2025
Area
3,200 m²
01·The brief
Shelter in open terrain
A small retreat in the desert terrain of AlUla — a place to stay that belongs to the landscape it stands in. The brief asked for quiet: low volumes, shaded courts, and rooms that face the rock rather than the road.
02·The approach
Rammed earth and local stone
Local stone, rammed earth, timber and bronze give the retreat its material identity; the volumes follow the terrain's contours and open into sheltered courts. Every space is connected to the landscape it shelters from.
03·The result
A retreat the terrain accepts
The completed retreat operates as a small hospitality commission and is published as a case study with the operator's consent. It was cited for Hospitality & Landscape in The Terrain Architecture Citation 2025.
Scope of work
01Architecture
02Interior architecture
03Hospitality planning
04Courtyard and shade design
05Custom joinery design
06Landscape coordination
Honoured
