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Building Ayati

Infinity pool at dusk below the glass-walled restaurant and its terrace, lit from inside

Ayati Resort, from the empty hillside to the finished resort, in the photographs taken along the way: the site, the model, the design and the building work.

The site before construction · 25 August 2021The site before work began: a grassy slope with scattered trees
Site model · 25 October 2021Physical site model of the sloping plot, with model trees along its edges
Site model · 25 October 2021Close view of the site model, showing the terraced levels and model trees
The site before construction · 16 January 2022The dry hillside before construction, with trees along its crest
The design · 24 December 2022Site plan over an aerial photo, showing the villas, pool and main building on the plot
The design · 25 January 2023Masterplan: villas around a central pool and main building on the slope
The design · 25 January 2023The infinity pool with cabanas along its edge, looking out over the valley
During construction · 7 December 2023Excavation in red earth on the slope, with a digger loading a tractor trailer
During construction · 14 February 2024Foundations under way: concrete footing walls formed in red earth below a line of trees
The design · 11 April 2024A villa cluster around a lawn, with a pool villa at the top, from above
During construction · 18 October 2024Villa roofs and slabs under construction on the slope, reinforcement laid out in front
During construction · 24 January 2025Arrival pavilion under construction: the roof frame up on its columns, walls rising behind
During construction · 11 March 2025Restaurant building under construction, its frame and roof in place over the open ground floor
During construction · 10 April 2025Restaurant shell nearing completion, with the pool basin cast in front
3 June 2026Infinity pool at dusk below the glass-walled restaurant and its terrace, lit from inside
3 June 2026Restaurant hall under a wooden pitched ceiling, with full-height glazing open to the valley at sunset
2 June 2026Aerial view at dusk over the lit resort, looking toward the valley