The Desert Rose

Immersive Experience | Exhibition Space | Public Realm | Gallery | Hotel | Restaurants

Unlike traditional buildings that consume vast amounts of energy, The Desert Rose functions like a real rose, with a photosynthesis-inspired system that makes it a net-energy-positive and net-carbon-negative structure

 

The Desert Rose, designed by Debbie Flevotomou Architects, is a sustainable, self-generating structure inspired by photosynthesis, producing energy and operating with negative carbon emissions
Designed by Debbie Flevotomou Architects, The Desert Rose is a scalable and flexible structure that can be easily transported and assembled at various locations.
A dynamic, energy-positive building by Debbie Flevotomou Architects, The Desert Rose rotates along with the sun, providing 3,041,090 kWh of energy per year
Debbie Flevotomou Architects' Desert Rose generates surplus energy to power 406 homes annually, reinforcing Saudi Arabia's commitment to sustainable infrastructure.
Debbie Flevotomou Architects' Desert Rose generates surplus energy to power 406 homes annually, reinforcing Saudi Arabia's commitment to sustainable infrastructure
Designed by Debbie Flevotomou Architects, The Desert Rose is a scalable and flexible structure that can be easily transported and assembled at various locations

01. Sustainable and self generating

  • Distinctive, Unique, and Rotating along with the sun

  • Generates 3,041,090 kWh per year, with 1,897,090 kWh in surplus—enough to power 406 homes annually

  • Feeds excess energy back into the grid, reinforcing Saudi Arabia’s commitment to sustainable, self-sufficient infrastructure

  • Operates with negative carbon emissions, making it one of the most sustainable large-scale structures in the world

 

02. Moveable and Scalable

  • Easily transported and assembled to different locations: representing enormous savings in construction and bringing positive changes to any chosen locations

  • Flexible and scalable design: it can easily rearranged to suit different events, F&B and hospitality establishments

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03. Visually striking and dynamic

  • The rose pedals upper structure is constantly revolving to face the sun - creating a dynamic and striking visual wonder that stands out in a crowded market that is full of geometric-shaped buildings

  • Such building will not only stand as a center that attracts visitors and businesses but also provides high branding value for its operator as it attracts attention from around the world

 

Instead of thinking in terms of oppositions, mind v. matter, people v. objects, production v. perception, rational v. sensorial, old v. new, difference v. repetition, our built environments include all of these in an “ecosophical” practice that considers all forms of ecology together. This includes, environmental, mental and social in a transversal design process that bypasses the traditional top-down and bottom-up approach.

A transversal approach enables us to harness the transformative power of contemporary reality. Moreover, it enables us to incorporate greater levels of complexity within built forms, allowing multiple inputs to interact simultaneously on the same plane to generate a multitude of novel forms, each with unique expressions, sensations and affects. Because such affects and sensations are conditioned by individual experience, their receptions are different in each case and therefore multiple. Thus, the environment acts as a social matrix in which built forms provide a link between individuals with different views.

With its rotating sun-facing design, The Desert Rose by Debbie Flevotomou Architects stands out as a landmark in a market full of geometric buildings
Debbie Flevotomou Architects' Desert Rose features a rotating upper structure inspired by rose petals, making it a visually striking and dynamic architectural wonder.
Debbie Flevotomou Architects' Desert Rose serves as a unique, moveable center for events, hospitality, and business, providing both functionality and beauty

THINK NATURE design includes Biophilic and Parametric principles whose essence is to increase the users enjoyment and productivity from being in the building or outside engaging with it. The building includes a Grand Auditorium and two additional auditoriums along with Gallery spaces and public amenities. The building is 6-7 storeys height and its larger side spans 99m.

The Desert Rose, created by Debbie Flevotomou Architects, is one of the most sustainable large-scale structures in the world, providing high branding value for its operator

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