Eco Resort Group, a Dubai-based company, has announced plans for the world’s 'greenest' eco resort.
The Oasis Eco Resort will be located in Liwa, the southern region of UAE, and is scheduled to open in 2020. It is one of several eco resorts the company is planning to launch over the next few years.London-based Baharash Architecture have been tasked with the design of the project which will feature a spring at its heart. Baharash Bagherian, designer and founder of Baharash Architecture, said the inspiration behind the design is rooted in UAE’s heritage. 'At the very early stages of the project, we found out that we could extract groundwater using a deep well. This gave us an opportunity to create a story around a spring, which was of critical importance to Bedouins for trade and transportation routes,' he said.The accommodations and functional areas are distributed around the spring, which will be the tranquil heart of the resort. In total there are 84 interconnecting suites of various types, all of which provide amazing views and an outdoor terrace.Some of the environmental benefits include recycling wastewater on site for irrigation, onsite waste management, the enforcement of a zero emission zone and 157,000 sq ft of solar panels.