Two new towers planned for Saudi Arabia’s NEOM

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Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

20 November 2023

A digital render of the towers at the Epicon resort in NEOM, Saudi Arabia A digital render of the towers at the Epicon resort in NEOM, Saudi Arabia (Image: NEOM)

Two new towers aimed at attracting tourists to the Gulf of Aqaba in Saudi Arabia are set to be built in the special economic zone of NEOM.

The towers – 225 metres and 275 metres in height respectively – will form part of the luxury coastal tourism destination Epicon.

They will house a 41-key hotel and luxury residences comprising 14 suites and apartments close to the Epicon resort, which will offer 120 rooms and 45 residential beach villas.

Hong Kong-based architecture firm 10 Design has designed the towers.

News of Epicon follows the recent announcement of Leyja, another tourism destination within a valley in NEOM in northwest Saudi Arabia.

Leyja is being developed within a natural Wadi, with 120 rooms split between three properties sitting between 400m-high mountains.

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