Middle Eastern Apartment Complex

The challenge

Ras Al-Khaimah’s growing hospitality and tourism sector requires fast, flexible accommodation solutions for both leisure staff and visiting families. Traditional construction methods are too slow, costly, and disruptive to keep up with rising demand.

Operators need a way to deliver high-density staff housing and affordable, design-led family villas while maximising land use and ensuring comfort, safety, and long-term durability.

The Maxi Space team produced a RIBA, Stage 3 conceptual solution for this project in the Middle East.

The solution

Maxi Space developed a modular accommodation concept designed to meet these evolving needs.

This approach includes:

Leisure Staff Accommodation

A scalable, two-storey block providing:

Shared living/dining areas
Shared bathrooms
Capacity for up to 28 staff members per block

Affordable Family Villas

A three-storey villa concept offering:

Two 1-bedroom apartments
Two 2-bedroom apartments
One 3-bedroom apartment
Open plan layouts and a private balcony
A heat protective mesh that acts as a barrier to intense solar rays

These concepts show how operators can provide quality accommodation quickly, efficiently, and at scale.

Delivery & Install

This concept proposal is built around rapid offsite manufacturing, enabling:

Fast, low-disruption installation
Transport efficiency using standard shipping-container footprints
RIBA-aligned project management for predictable delivery
The ability to relocate, reconfigure or expand buildings as needs evolve

This flexible delivery model offers Ras Al-Khaimah a forward-thinking blueprint for modern staff and tourist accommodation.