London studio Bergman Design House has unveiled the completed design vision for Mondrian Al Marjan Island Beach Residences, a branded residential and hospitality project on Ras Al Khaimah’s Al Marjan Island that is expected to open in 2028.
The scheme is being developed by ELEVATE in partnership with Ennismore, with architecture by Gensler. For UK business travellers, it is another signal that Ras Al Khaimah is building out a serious hospitality base within a 30 minute drive of Al Marjan Island, at a point when the emirate’s room stock is expanding faster than at any time in its history. Corporate travellers heading to the northern emirates have historically stayed in Dubai and driven north. Projects such as this one are designed to change that calculation.
What the design actually delivers
Bergman Design House has drawn on the rhythms of the ocean and the character of Ras Al Khaimah’s luxury market, using sculptural forms, organic textures and luminous palettes intended to reflect the shimmer of the Gulf. Residents’ amenities will span more than 5,570 square metres, or 60,000 square feet.
The lobby has been conceived as a working cultural gallery, in the words of Mark Eacott, Global Head of Design at Ennismore, with rotating exhibitions by regional and international artists sitting alongside digital installations that are refreshed through the year. The intent is that the first impression never quite repeats.
Suspended above the ocean, the Mondrian Sky Lounge is built around a circular marble bar set against a wall of backlit glass discs, with the blue carried through the room in velvet upholstery and textured banquette panels. A sculptural pendant of blown glass and bronze rings hangs low over the bar, and reeded bronze screens mark out the seating without closing it in. Three arched alcoves lined in wave-textured fabric sit at the edge of the room, while a long boucle sofa anchors the centre. Every sightline runs to the same glass edge, where the room gives way to the coastline.
The adults-only infinity Sky Pool sits more than 200 feet above the sea and frames uninterrupted views of the Arabian Gulf. At ground level, Filia restaurant anchors a beachfront designed as its own destination, with rattan chairs, green-striped banquettes and a checkerboard-tiled dining terrace running to an infinity pool and open sand beyond.
Why it matters for UK corporate travel
The practical read for travel managers is capacity and choice. Ras Al Khaimah recorded 1.35 million overnight visitors in 2025, a 6 per cent year-on-year rise with tourism revenues up 12 per cent, and the emirate has since posted its strongest first half on record. The authority is targeting more than 3.5 million visitors by 2030.
Mondrian Al Marjan joins a pipeline that includes the Wynn Al Marjan Island resort, the NH Collection property slated for early 2028 and the wider Marjan Beach masterplan, which the master developer is positioning around Ras Al Khaimah’s Vision 2030. More supply on a single island tends to mean sharper rate competition and better meeting and event availability, which matters for SMEs running regional sales trips or small offsites on a fixed budget.
The residential angle
The penthouses are wrapped in glass walls and feature bespoke marble, private terraces and spa-like bathrooms. Apartments offer sea views and coastal-meets-cosmopolitan colour palettes, with sculptural lighting throughout.
Zeeshaan Shah, Founder of ELEVATE, said: “Our vision with ELEVATE has always been to craft developments that are more than addresses, they are destinations. Partnering with Ennismore and Bergman Design House on Mondrian Al Marjan allows us to deliver an experience that blends design excellence, curated living, and world-class hospitality in a way the region hasn’t seen before.”
For UK companies with recurring business in the northern emirates, the branded residence format is worth watching. Longer stays in serviced apartment stock under a hotel operator often price better than equivalent suite nights, and Al Marjan Island is about to have considerably more of it.
