A slender glass tower on the Alexandria corniche.
A tall building for a busy shoreline, designed for the guests, residents and workers inside and for those who use the corniche every day. Arrival is at street level; calm begins above it.
A gently twisting profile and a glass skin that reflects the sea and the sky. The base opens to the street edge and to the trees along the promenade.
Simple form and careful proportion; the building takes its colour from its setting, so it stays current.
Alexandria, Egypt · Mixed-use · Hospitality and resorts
We designed the tower and its base as one gesture. Garden terraces step down from the shaft and meet the promenade, so the building gives its ground back to the city.
A clear silhouette, a generous public edge and local planting give it the presence of a landmark rather than a trend.
Siwa, Egypt · Hospitality and resorts
The buildings take the shape of the dunes around them: soft, low, warm in tone and shaded by deep curving roofs. Water cools the air and links the pavilions, and paths are lit gently so evening arrival is on foot, slowly.
Because they borrow their form from the dunes, they look as if they have always been part of Siwa.
Alexandria, Egypt · Mixed-use · Hospitality and resorts
A structural lattice wraps the taller tower and opens at its base into a pointed entrance, so structure becomes both identity and shelter. The two towers stand at different heights so that they read together from the water and apart from the street.
Pattern, proportion and glass that changes through the day.
