Oqyana island project masterplan unveiled at ATM

Okyana, the company behind the artificial island development of the same name, has unveiled the masterplan of the project at this week's Arabian Travel Market trade show.

Part of The World island development off the coast of Dubai, Okyana makes up the Australian continent and New Zealand islands of the development. Consisting of 21 islands, the development is pitched as a high-end lifestyle resort, and expected to have a capacity for 12,000 people.

"The Oqyana design has been perfected to cater to the demands of the world's elite, making it truly one of the most impressive lifestyle destinations in the world," said Dr Wadad AlSuwayeh, CEO of Okyana World First.

"Aside from offering the most fashionable and sophisticated leisure, recreational and home amenities, the master plan also ensures a stable and healthy living environment by adopting innovative solutions that maintain the superior quality of seawater and other environmental elements of the development."

Global Design Collaborative, a design co-operative set up to support the project and headed by former WATG senior vice president Ron Mitchell, produced the masterplan.

Other design consultants working on the project include HOK, which worked on the design aspect of the central core as well as the buildings around the marina, and Belt Collins, which has been appointed as the landscape consultant.

Construction on Okyana is set to begin in summer 2008, with the completion slated for 2011.

Under development by Nakheel, The World is a man-made archipelago of 300 islands constructed in the shape of a world map and located four kilometres off the coast of Dubai.

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