What Majara looks like, a bright cartoon resort on the Iranian island of Hormuz

An unusual resort village with a view of The Persian Gulf was built on the Iranian island of Hormuz. The complex includes about 200 domed buildings of different sizes, which delight with both bright colors and smooth shapes. An amazing place to relax.

A project called "Majara" (which translates from Farsi as "adventure") It was designed by the Tehran architectural bureau ZAV Architects.

This "multi-city" can accommodate up to 85 guests in 17 suites at a price of $20.

Some of the domes are not housing, but restaurants, cafes, shops, a spa, a gallery, a prayer room and a tourist office.

The island of Hormuz is famous for its sandy beaches with naturally colored sand and beautiful landscapes. It is often called the "rainbow island".

This prompted the architects to the idea of creating such a colorful and bright place as Majara. Inside the houses are also very bright. This is how the rooms look like (in the picture on the right, a room that can accommodate four people).

This is the lobby of the recreation center. ZAV Architects claims to have encouraged local residents to participate in the construction of the domes. 50 local residents worked on the project every day while it was being built.

The picture on the left shows a restaurant. On the right is a recreation room with beautiful locally made furniture.

The domes are built using the Superadobe method developed by the Iranian architect Nader Khalili. This technique uses filling sandbags with layers of earth and cement, and then reinforcing them with barbed wire. The result is a beehive-shaped structure with beveled arches, beveled domes and strong curved arches. The structures have increased stability.

The village of Majara is part of a broader project "Presence in Hormuz", which aims to create a "series of urban developments" focused on tourism in order to "empower the local island community."