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Outward Bound Oman Desert Centre, 23 Degrees North | International Design Awards Winners
Outward Bound Oman Desert Centre, 23 Degrees North | International Design Awards Winners
Outward Bound Oman Desert Centre, 23 Degrees North | International Design Awards Winners
Outward Bound Oman Desert Centre, 23 Degrees North | International Design Awards Winners
Outward Bound Oman Desert Centre, 23 Degrees North | International Design Awards Winners
Outward Bound Oman Desert Centre, 23 Degrees North | International Design Awards Winners
Outward Bound Oman Desert Centre, 23 Degrees North | International Design Awards Winners
Outward Bound Oman Desert Centre, 23 Degrees North | International Design Awards Winners
Outward Bound Oman Desert Centre, 23 Degrees North | International Design Awards Winners
Outward Bound Oman Desert Centre, 23 Degrees North | International Design Awards Winners

Outward Bound Oman Desert Centre

Company23 Degrees North
Lead DesignersNadia Maqbool
Design TeamStuart Caunt, Daminda Yapa, Radhika Radhakrishnan, Imdad Hoque
Project LocationSharqiya Sands, Oman
ClientOutward Bound Oman
CreditsPhotos by Phil Weymouth (2+3 by Mustafa Zafa)
Prize(s)Honorable Mention
Entry Description

Outward Bound Oman, a socially responsible educational Omani NGO with iconic global brand accountability, required a Desert Centre in a remote, environmentally vulnerable desert location that would authentically express Omani culture and heritage, while passionately embodying best-practice sustainability design, to inspire a legacy of Self-Reliant, elegantly functional buildings for future generations.

Our design distils the essence of an Omani desert caravanserai, oriented for shading/cooling, with 100% solar energy and water recycling capability, wind towers/breezeways and insulated walls