Egypt

Cairo Gate Townhouses

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Project Brief

Cairo Gate townhouse facades are designed as a cohesive ensemble, creating visual harmony between units while establishing a strong collective identity.

The approach ensures each home contributes to a refined streetscape shaped by contemporary elegance and cultural sensitivity.

The townhouse façades are approached as a unified architectural system rather than a collection of repeated units. Articulated forms, layered façades, and carefully framed outdoor spaces create depth, variation, and individuality within a cohesive whole. The design balances contemporary expression with cultural sensitivity, shaping a refined streetscape where each residence contributes to the overall architectural identity of the community.​

Project Info

The facades explore materiality, texture, and layered composition, creating refined streetscapes that strengthen the visual relationship between neighboring townhouses.

Design Development

Design diagrams show how facade strategies were refined to create a cohesive townhouse composition, balancing rhythm, adjacency and variation.

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Townhouse Facade Design Proposal 1: Contemporary facade with defined outdoor boundaries and a covered car park, creating a cohesive identity while reducing repetition and enhancing neighborly connections.​

Townhouse Facade Design Proposal 2: Facade with recessed chamfered windows, vertical elements, and thoughtfully scaled boundary walls that shape outdoor spaces and define greenery.​

Townhouse Facade Design Proposal 3: Mashrabiya-inspired facade with a secondary skin that frames views, responds to context, and creates dynamic light and shadow, giving the development a distinct identity.​

"The townhouses were designed as a cohesive whole, so that together they create a strong, unified streetscape rather than isolated, repeated forms."

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  • Team

    • Hamdi Adam

      Founder & Managing Director

    • Khaled Alshamaa

      Founder & Principal

    • Liberato Javillo

      Senior Technical Architect

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