Project
World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Resort
Category
Best Project of Residential or Mixed-Use Estate
About the project (provided by the applicant)
Mask Architects presents the world’s first hydrogen-powered floating luxury resort, a game-changing project redefining sustainable hospitality. Located along a pristine Middle Eastern coastline, the resort features 24 private floating cabanas, restaurants, beach clubs, and wellness facilities, all designed with fluid biomorphic architecture that harmonizes with the marine environment. It will provide a more ecological, sustainable environment by producing energy from seawater, combining hydrogen, solar, and advanced desalination systems to ensure zero-carbon operations. AI-driven systems optimize energy, climate, and predictive maintenance. This innovative project opens a new way for the hospitality sector to find solutions for energy resources, tackle climate change, and inspire responsible, luxury tourism that balances elegance, comfort, and environmental stewardship.
Location
Red Sea shore, Saudi Arabia
Project design year
2023
Project website
https://maskarchitects.com/portfolio/worlds-first-hydrogen-powered-resort/
Extra visual materials
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1E3BzG1d7sWBiUJ9nTmKaLtDG0HxLs-NX?usp=sharing
Applicant
MASK ARCHITECTS
Founded in 2020 in Italy by Oznur Pinar Cer and Danilo Petta, MASK architects builds upon the vision and foundation established in Olbia that same year. Drawing from a rich tapestry of diverse influences across multiple disciplines, MASK architects proudly identifies as ‘inventor architects and designers.’ This designation reflects their distinctive approach, seamlessly blending innovative technologies with architectural and industrial design to address contemporary challenges head-on.
Authors of the project
Oznur Pinar Cer and Danilo Petta
Visualization
MASK ARCHITECTS
Status of the project
Conceptual design
