oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan image © oppenheim

 

 

 

florida-based firm oppenheim architecture + design has sent us images of their competition-winning design for a desert lodge in wadi rum, jordan. conceived with the primary intention of remaining humble within the desert site, the project seeks to establish a new benchmark for design, quality and sustainability in the natural environment.

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan view out to the desert

 

 

 

emerging from the landscape like an uncovered stone, the luxury accommodations are revealed in geometric cut-outs from the topography. the architecture is inserted into the natural faults and fissures of the land, resulting in simple and elemental forms that aim to enhance and embrace the site. as a living space, the project seeks to provide a direct connection between man and nature by leaving many elements of the design raw and honest to its surrounding.

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan interior view of lodge

 

 

 

accommodating a rock lodge, spa lodge, tent lodge and reserve villa, the design pays microcosmic attention to each program by spatially responding to the regional cues. the result is a series of architectonic forms that resonate with the geological histories of the region.

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan

 

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan welcome area

 

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan glazed lodge

 

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan view of hamam

 

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan outdoor pool

 

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan spa

 

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan natural pool

 

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan night view

 

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan view of tent lodge site

 

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan tent

 

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan

 

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan

 

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan towards the spa at night

 

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan

 

oppenheim architecture + design: desert lodges in wadi rum, jordan arrival