A day at Yiti

One day, lived here.

Twelve moments, first light to lights-out. The light carries you from one to the next as the clock sweeps forward with your scroll. Go slowly.

06:12

First light on the marina

Low sun on still water, before the city wakes. The Arc catches it end to end.

The Arc ยท the marina
First light on the marina
06:12

First light on the marina

Low sun on still water, before the city wakes. The Arc catches it end to end.

Breakfast with the garden open
07:45

Breakfast with the garden open

A villa kitchen that opens straight to green. The day starts slowly, on purpose.

Herbs, picked this morning
10:30

Herbs, picked this morning

The green spine leads to the biodome, where part of what the city eats is grown inside it.

Lunch in the shade of the Plaza
13:00

Lunch in the shade of the Plaza

Around 70 places to eat, shop and meet, arranged around shade that works at exactly this hour.

The riding lesson
15:00

The riding lesson

Stables, an arena and trails at the edge of the community, with the Hajar mountains standing behind them.

The 7.4 kilometre loop
16:00

The 7.4 kilometre loop

Jog it, cycle it, or just follow it: the track threads the coast and the whole community.

Training under a long sun
17:30

Training under a long sun

Floodlights warming up, shadows getting longer. The sports complex takes the evening shift.

The day slows down
18:30

The day slows down

The wellness centre takes the edge off the day: warm stone, quiet rooms, nowhere to be.

The trail above the rooftops
18:50

The trail above the rooftops

The boardwalk climbs out of the streets, and the whole city switches on below you.

The ride home, along the water
19:15

The ride home, along the water

Down the waterfront promenade by buggy, lamps coming on, the pool still holding swimmers.

The evening switches on
20:00

The evening switches on

The sky does the closing scene, and dinner waits below: around 70 places to eat, shop and meet at The Plaza.

Lights out over the marina
22:30

Lights out over the marina

The last lights on the water, and a bedroom that ends the day the way the coast does: quietly.