Located on the north shore of Africa, Les Cotes des Anges
covers an area of 219ha with some 2.5km of coastline and includes a marina at the heart of the project.
The development will be a hub for luxury boating in the Mediterranean, with leisure facilities such as a golf course and wellness resorts to ensure year-round tourism trade in line with Tunisia’s national strategy for tourism promotion.
Project manager Michelle Baracho explains: “The vision was to create
a contemporary interpretation of traditional building styles, while respecting the natural features of the site. Creating strong vistas, providing value for traditional architecture and being sensitive to the site ecology have been vital to the overall project design.”
Environmental issues are at the centre of the proposed site and marina layouts. With previous experience of Mediterranean conditions, the team included a buffer zone of a minimum 100m wide along the shore, to allow for ongoing climate change and sea level rise. This will address likely future coastal erosion, reduce the risk of coastal squeeze and enable interaction between the beach and the dunes inshore.
All construction – except the Marina Hotel – will be low-rise, with the marina development designed as a contemporary interpretation of a traditional Tunisian fishing village. Retaining existing vegetation and planting native trees is also a key part of the landscape plan.