FLOATING RETREAT
REAL TIME EXPERIENCE

PROJECT STATS

LOCATION: UAE

TYPE: Realtime experience & Concept Visuals

CLIENT: Ardh Architects

ELEMENTS CREATED: Art Direction, Marketing imagery, Real-time Experience

Ardh Architects reached out to Arqui9 to create marketing and concept imagery for their stunning ‘floating retreat’ project, a unique ‘glamping’ resort in the heart of Hatta.

We saw this project had the potential to become a stunning real-time experience, giving us the opportunity to share the immersive view and moments such a place has to offer. Using Unreal Engine, we developed a complete experience.

CHALLENGE CREATING A VISION

The challenge that was proposed to the ARQUI9 team was to create visuals that showcase all the different elements that the resort would have to offer.

To achieve this, we used different styles and tones for each of our views, sometimes focusing on the stunning sunset atmosphere, sometimes on the experiences and activities offered on the site, and other times on giving a first-person view.

Finally, we also decided on showing both stylized and realistic takes on the views, giving ourselves more creative freedom to express different feelings and ideas.

CONCEPT INITIAL APPROACH

We started by creating a multitude of sketches without limiting ourselves in style, approach or mood.

From these sketches, we made a selection of what we saw as a diverse and unique set of images.

That approach allowed us to quickly draft ideas and concepts and finally making a selection of views that best suited the direction that would be suit both the project and the client.