Oberoi Resort

Al Zorah, Ajman · 2017

Hotel lobby lounge with bookshelf partition and artwork, Oberoi Resort, Ajman

The project was designed entirely by Piero Lissoni's team in Milan. He called me himself to work as local architect: on site I was their eyes. Between the client, the architect and the hotel operator there were three different priorities in the same room — the architect wanted only the specified Italian pieces, the developer wanted the price point, the operator wanted it to work as a hotel. My job was in the middle of the three, coordinating and keeping the thing moving.

Double-height atrium with glass and timber screen walls, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Corridor with antique wooden cabinet, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Suite lounge with a dark screen partition and beige sofa, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Dining nook with a black pendant light and sheer curtains, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Corridor with wood-paneled walls, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Bedroom corner with wall-mounted disc decor and a mustard armchair, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Bedroom with a tiled headboard wall, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Bedroom with a dark wood headboard and built-in shelving, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Bathroom with patterned tile wall and glass shower, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Bathroom with a freestanding tub and slatted timber window screen, Oberoi Resort, Ajman

Living Divani seating and Flos lighting, from the specification drawn in Milan. Brass-clad walls and full-height brass pivot doors set against dark timber; a bar in deep blue lacquer behind a terracotta brick screen; rattan dining chairs under slatted wood ceilings — and in the bathrooms, a patchwork of blue-and-white maiolica behind black steel vanities.

Restaurant dining room with linen-covered tables and yellow chairs, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Beachfront restaurant terrace with timber pergola and sea view, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Bronze-paneled entrance doors, architectural detail, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Building exterior with timber door and palm landscaping, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Hotel building facade with timber slat balconies, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Pool deck lined with palm trees and sun loungers, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Garden path lined with olive trees, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Swimming pool water detail, aerial view, Oberoi Resort, Ajman
Hotel building exterior against a blue sky, Oberoi Resort, Ajman

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