via�Designboom - Weblog�on 5/28/09
'the stone towers'
image courtesy zaha hadid architects
zaha hadid architects have designed 'the stone towers' - a 525,000sqm office and retail complex for�
the rooya group, which will be built in the stone park district of cairo, egypt. a five-star business hotel�
with serviced apartments, retail with food and beverage facilities and sunken landscaped gardens�
and plaza called the 'delta' is also included in the development.
hisham shokri, CEO of rooya group said 'there is a overwhelming need in egypt for developments of�
the highest international standards required by the serious and growing investment climate of�
the country - ultimately contributing to making it a hub for multinationals in the region. the stone towers�
needed an architect with daring ideas, innovation, international expertise and experience ...�
it needed zaha hadid.'
image courtesy zaha hadid architects
'ancient egyptian stonework incorporates a vast array of patterns and textures that, when illuminated�
by the intense sunlight of the region, creates animated displays of light and shadow. the facades on the�
north and south elevations of each building within stone towers adopts a rich vocabulary of alternating�
protrusions, recesses and voids to enhance the deep reveal shadow lines that accentuate the�
curvatures of each building within the development and animate the project throughout the day'.�
'I am delighted to be working in cairo. I have visited egypt many times and I have always been
fascinated by the mathematics and arts of the arab world. in our office we have always researched�
the formal concepts of geometry - which relates a great deal to the region�s art traditions and sciences�
in terms of algebra, geometry and mathematics. this research has informed the design for stone towers.
with a large-scale project such as this, care must be taken to balance a necessary requirement for�
repetitive elements whilst avoiding an uncompromising repetition of static building masses.
the architecture of stone towers pursues a geometric rhythm of similar, interlocking, yet individually
differentiated building forms that creates a cohesive composition.' zaha hadid
image courtesy zaha hadid architects
image courtesy zaha hadid architects
image courtesy zaha hadid architects
project details:
client: rooya group
architect: zaha hadid architects
structural engineer: adams kara taylor
gross building area: 525,000 m2
site area: 170,000 m2
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