TIVELA Dakhla · Chapter I
The trade is the site's client. The plan turns with it — service spine to the windward northeast, terraces stepping down to the lagoon in the lee.
Six keys at first light, twelve at build-out, on one and a half hectares between dune and water.
Every key turns eight to fifteen degrees off its neighbour, so each terrace holds breeze without spray. Roofs lean with the trade. Materials are chosen to weather well, not to stay new — steel to Ember rust, timber to grey, canvas to Ivory. The palette ages into the brand.
Nothing here fights the site. The windbreak is planted, not built; the light is low and amber; the paths are sand and plank. The architecture keeps its promises quietly, the way the coast keeps the wind.
The Keys
Vision — reference4 keys at opening · 8 at build-out
Fifty-five square metres under a tensioned membrane wing, translucent to daylight, king bed set on the view axis, outdoor shower under the sky. The shoulder-season romance of the estate.
Vision — reference2 keys
Seventy square metres of hand-troweled masonry set into the dune line. Mass walls for winter calm, a sheltered patio, a dressing nook, an indoor bath. The quiet premium.
Vision — referenceYear 2 · 85 m²
On the water's edge: sixty square metres of deck, a plunge pool sized for two, and the lagoon doing the decorating. Arrives with the second season.
The Common Ground
One long earth-rendered building under a tensile sail roof — the brand curve, built. It flexes a hand's width in the gusts, by design. Restaurant, terrace, lounge; the long table inside.
Equipment, rinse and wax, a school corner, and a path straight to the water. First session before coffee is a documented local custom.
Twelve by four metres, wind-shaded, no infinity gimmick. For the hour between the lagoon and dinner.
One treatment room and a traditional hammam, arriving in Year 2. Until then — see Wellbeing; the lagoon does most of the work.
Opening 2028 · Founding season
The Masterplan
