The Oberoi Al Zorah Beach Resort, Ajman

The Oberoi Al Zorah is a unique destination that boasts an eco-friendly luxury lifestyle sought by many, but that few get to enjoy. Occupying a prime space within this natural setting is The Oberoi Beach Resort, along with luxurious villas surrounding the golf course. The entire interior fit out project (excluding loose furniture) was awarded to Bond Interiors. Designed by renowned Italian designer Piero Lissoni of Lissoni Associati in Milan.

The main hotel platform is composed of separate buildings connected by walkways, with shallow water pools that extend across an inner courtyard where the main restaurant, bar, and amenities are located. The North and South Building comprise of a total of 54 standard & twin rooms, 12 corner rooms, six penthouse corner rooms and two Kohinoor suites. An outer cladding of wood panels creates a play of light and shade with the turn of day and night. The second platform encloses seven three-bedroom villas, with shaded terraces and large openings onto the beachfront. The spa is a private and secluded world composed of several small buildings inspired by the layout of an ancient medina. The third platform comprises of eight two-bedroom villas, with deep slabs that float over the ground to create a series of shaded internal and external living areas.

Being contemporary in design with traditional accents, Bond Interiors worked to produce solutions that ranged from door frames to external decking by utilizing full in house manufacturing facilities. Some of the features in the fit out were the 4 x 4m burnished brass metal clad doors with concealed metal frames, sourcing and fixing of 17 different patterns of handmade Italian ceramic tiles on the vanity walls, shower walls, bed headboards, external showers and fish display counter in the restaurant.  Further work included the of installation of hi-tech bio fuel fireplaces from Portugal, guest room laminated glass partitions of dimensions 2155mm X 2800mm X 13mm weighing almost 200kgs; a feature conceptualized and developed by Bond Interiors.

For ease of navigation around this sprawling resort, way-finding signage was designed in natural stone and metal.  To accentuate the external areas, pergolas made of metal, wood and WPC were installed.  WPC decking was extensively used in approximately 7000 sq.m of the external area. This includes the 400m long 50mm thick WPC boardwalk installed along the resort’s beach. WPC was used yet again for the decking around the main pool measuring 85m in length.