Aerial view of a luxury island resort with overwater bungalows, boats, and a sandy beach during sunset.

Laamu
Maldives

Project:

Feasibility Report

Client Brief:

The client’s vision for Laamu is to create the Maldives’ first multi-island luxury resort. A transformative destination that redefines seclusion, experience, and tourism investment spread across fifteen uninhabited islands. The project blends natural beauty, cultural heritage, and world-class hospitality into a staged, masterplanned development. It will deliver beachfront and overwater villas, restaurants, spas, and marine leisure offerings through modular infrastructure and discreet high-end service. With strong economic goals, including high EBITDA, longer guest stays, and investor appeal, Laamu also aims to leave a lasting social legacy through job creation and sustainable development.

Response:

Stratum was engaged to develop the strategic framework and presentation toolkit, including a compelling investment narrative, brand identity, and visual storytelling to support capital raising and early engagement. This involved creating a fully designed investor booklet, backed by market research, data visualisation, and clear messaging around the fifteen-island staged resort concept. We also supported financial modelling and commercial analysis in line with EY projections, and shaped the narrative around modular delivery, cultural integration, and brand architecture, positioning Laamu not just as a luxury resort, but a world-first in Maldivian tourism.

Deliverables:

Masterplan 

Design Management 

Development Management

Market Assessment & Needs Analysis 

Financial Feasibility & Modelling

A detailed map of an island resort with various sections, pathways, and amenities, including beaches, water features, and structures surrounded by turquoise ocean.
Map of a coastal resort with overwater villas, a central pathway, and various amenities including a pantry, beach, boat dock, and panoramic views, along with marked individual villas and specific locations.
Line drawing of an oceanside villa with outdoor lounge chairs, surrounded by tall palm trees, with boats on the water and a jungle backdrop.
Luxury beachfront villa with open-air design, surrounded by palm trees, overlooking a sandy beach at sunset, with a private pool and lounge chairs.
Luxury modern beachfront house with outdoor seating, pool, and tropical palm trees at sunset.