Jabal Omar Development Company and Foster + Partners(Foster + Partners) a joint cooperation agreement under which Foster + Partners will provide the architectural design for the Four Seasons Jabal Omar Hotel, the first 7-star hotel and residential tower adjacent to the Holy Mosque in Mecca. The design is inspired by Islamic architecture, representing a quantum leap in architectural design that is in keeping with the sanctity of the site and meets the functional and spatial standards and requirements of the Four Seasons Hotel.
The Four Seasons Group was selected for its more than 55 years of experience and for managing 78 hotels in 32 countries around the world, which are considered among the most luxurious hotels globally.
The agreement was signed by Yasser bin Faisal Al-Sharif, CEO of Jabal Omar Development, and Mr. Luke Fox, Senior Managing Partner at Foster + Partners.
Jabal Omar Development had formed a distinguished jury comprising renowned Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill, Turkish architect Emre Arolat, and architecture professor Peter Bishop from the University of London, and Saudi architect Hisham Malaika to evaluate the projects, with the participation of more than 22 international consulting firms from around the world. Foster + Partners won first place for the design of the Four Seasons Jabal Omar Hotel, The firm also designed the Al-Faisaliah Tower and the Samba Tower in Riyadh.
Jabal Omar Development Company is one of the largest real estate development companies in the Middle East and one of the largest companies listed on the Saudi stock market. The Jabal Omar project is one of the most significant real estate development projects located just a few meters from the Grand Mosque, especially as the Kingdom continuously seeks to increase the capacity to accommodate visitors to Makkah, and the company is proud to contribute to this goal by developing areas overlooking the Sacred Mosque to provide visitors and residents of Makkah with a unique living and spiritual experience in its project, which spans 230,000 square meters, The project comprises 39 mixed-use hotel towers and meets all the needs of visitors, Umrah performers, and pilgrims.
