Crystal Towers

 

Location: Cairo, Egypt

Client: RW-Armstrong

Gross Area: 300,000 m2

Year of Design: 2013-2014

Type of Assignment: International, Limited Competition

Collaborator: MA Studio + AFH

 

The orientation  of the 2 storey towers creates a Visual & Physical  link  between these

elements which feature prime office & retail facilites.

 

The towers are connected  through a raised podium that allow direct passage between

financial  plaza & the Nile  , creating a clear and dramatic entrance  to tne lobbies &

provides  a shaded outdoor meeting area.

 

ALO designed Crystallme  apertures  to minimise Solar heatgenin and associated  cool my

requierments  while optimising  views to the surrounding  Plaza & Landscape  , As a

Sustainable  approach to achieve  LEED certification  upon Completion  of Construction