The Coral Bloom concept was created by architectural firm Foster + Partners, and designed to blend in with the island’s pristine natural environment. The Coral Bloom designs, taking inspiration from the incredible flora and fauna found uniquely in Saudi Arabia, promise to make that vision a reality.

Global engineering giant WSP announced its Middle East services unit has been signed up by Client to provide sustainability services for its visionary ‘Coral Bloom’ resorts. As per the deal, WSP will also take forward the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) process throughout the concept design, schematic design, and final design stages of the project. This is the latest in a series of ESIA appointments for WSP Middle East at The Red Sea Project and demonstrates TRSDC’s confidence in the multi-discipline consulting firm’s ability, having qualified as one of TRSDC’s initial shortlisted framework consultants. The resorts make up the majority of the 16 hotels in Phase One of The Red Sea Project, which is due to welcome its first guests by the end of 2022 and complete in 2023. Development on the island, which is situated in the Al Wajh lagoon - home to one of the world's largest barrier reef systems, untouched corals and a number of endangered species - will see the construction of a series of iconic resorts and associated facilities.

Project is currently under design stage.