El-Maadi Apartment and Office Complex
Location
Cairo
Cairo
Country
Egypt
Egypt
Architect/Engineer/Team
Salah Zeitoun
Salah Zeitoun
Construction
1978
1978
Project Status
Built
Built
Building Type
Apartment and Office
Apartment and Office
Notes
The building is made of 30 floors, each with four housing units, all designed to overlook the adjacent Nile River. The lower part of the building including the basement floors and the four floors above is consecrated for parking spaces and administrative functions.
The upper part of the tower, containing the residential functions, is divided into two halves: the lower half containing one-floor apartments and the upper half containing duplex apartments. This differentiation is reflected on the facade and prevents it from being monotonous.
In line with the modernist approach, the roof of the building is used as a garden and includes common facilities as a swimming pool.
The upper part of the tower, containing the residential functions, is divided into two halves: the lower half containing one-floor apartments and the upper half containing duplex apartments. This differentiation is reflected on the facade and prevents it from being monotonous.
In line with the modernist approach, the roof of the building is used as a garden and includes common facilities as a swimming pool.
Sources
Ibrahim, Abdelbaki. The Arab Architects: Salah Zeitoun. Center for Architecture and Planning Studies. Masr el-Gidida. 1987, pp.48-50.
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Model
Source: Ibrahim, Abdelbaki. The Arab Architects: Salah Zeitoun. Center for Architecture and Planning Studies.
Section
Source: Ibrahim, Abdelbaki. The Arab Architects: Salah Zeitoun. Center for Architecture and Planning Studies.
Plan of apartment and villas
Source: Ibrahim, Abdelbaki. The Arab Architects: Salah Zeitoun. Center for Architecture and Planning Studies.