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Project Brief

Set on Hayat Island, the project called for a balance between density and openness — a performance-driven design that unites architecture and landscape.

The challenge was to create a beachfront residential landmark that embodies coastal living while ensuring every unit enjoys panoramic sea views.

Inspired by the rhythm and calm of the shoreline, XYZ Designers shaped Porto Playa as a living extension of the sea. Using Dynamo’s computational tools, the team developed a view-optimization process that defined the project’s massing and orientation, ensuring every residence opens to the horizon and natural light.​Five interwoven volumes rise in terraced layers that echo the movement of waves, while a central void opens the architecture to air, light, and motion. Warm, tactile interiors in sand and wood tones extend the sense of coastal serenity — a seamless dialogue between nature, technology, and design.​

Project Info

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Design Development

From contextual studies to computational modeling, the design evolved through an analytical yet poetic process. ​

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"XYZ Designers shaped Porto Playa around the rhythm of the waves, using form, terraces, and computational tools to maximize views, light, and spatial quality - creating spaces that enrich the everyday life of residents."

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Khalid Telfah

Senior Design Architect

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team

  • Team

    • Khaled Al Shamaa

      Director

    • Hamdi Adam

      Managing Director

    • Ahmad Feras Arar

      Head of Project Manager

    • Angela Abelgas

      Assistant Project Manager

    • Khalid Telfah

      Sr. Design Architect

    • Ahmad Tarek Daker

      ID Design Manager

    • Fadi Bitar

      Design Manager

    • Sohaila Elazhary

      BIM Technical Lead

    • Samar Dahdouh

      Sr. Interior Designer

    • Ammar Faroug Mohamed

      BIM Manager

    • Ahmed Hosieny

      Technical Manager

    • Khaled Ismael

      MEP Manager

    • Myca Yutuc

      FF & E Manager

    • Alaa Halabi

      Interior Designer

    • Mohab Yassin Mohamed Yassin

      Sr. Technical Architect

    • Adel Maarouf

      Technical Architect

    • MHD Wael Jalaleddin

      Planning Manager

  • Sub-consultants

    • Next Engineering

      MEP ,STR & Architectural

    • Next Engineering

      Enabling work

    • Planerr

      Landscape Design

    • Cundall

      Acoustic

    • Osool

      FLS

    • Signage

      Limah

    • Cost

      HQS

    • TIS

      VNC

    • Soil Investigation_Gecons

      Foundation / Al Mamaas

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