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Anantara Jabal Akhdar Resort in Oman
Arabian Hotel Accommodation in Nizwa – design by Atelier Pod, Architects
23 Mar 2017
Anantara Jabal Akhdar Resort
Architects: Atelier Pod
Location: Nizwa, Oman
Lotfi Sidirahal from Atelier Pod Designs the Highest Five Star Resort in the Middle East: Anantara Jabal Akhdar

A design team immersed in Oman culture and legacy

Perched over 2,000 metres above sea level on the curving rim of a great canyon in Jabal Akhdar, Anantara Jabal Akhdar Resort was designed by Atelier Pod, the award-winning firm which specialises in creating strong identities, merging brand values and environment specificities. The studio was chosen to create the architecture and interior design of the resort, after being shortlisted amongst ten internationally recognised design companies.
The long inaccessible Jabal Akhdar, Arabic for ?The Green Mountain?, is a towering massif on the Sultanate of Oman?s vast Saiq Plateau. The luxury resort is located on a 66,000 m² cliff edge plot, with a total built-up area of 24,000m² including 115 keys, six restaurants and lounges, a signature spa and recreation facilities.

Before embarking on the journey, Lotfi Sidirahal, Atelier Pod?s principle, spent several days with his team visiting the area in order to fully identify with the site?s locality on architectural, communal, and traditional scopes before initiating the resort...