Zaha Hadid is well-known for consistently pushing the boundaries of architecture and urban design. Zaha Hadid Architects have now unveiled plans for an office and retail development called “The Stone Towers” for Rooya Group of Egypt. Located in the Stone Park district of Cairo, “The Stone Towers” is a 525,000-square-meter office and retail complex, which includes a five-star business hotel with serviced apartments, retail with food and beverage facilities and beautiful landscaped gardens and plaza called the “Delta.” The north and south facades of each tower draw inspiration from the patterns and textures of ancient Egyptian stonework. These facades will be covered with recesses and protrusions, which highlight the effects of light and shadow on the surfaces.
Hisham Shoukri, CEO of Rooya Group said…
The Stone Towers needed an architect with daring ideas, innovation, international expertise and experience…it needed Zaha Hadid.
Zaha Hadid commented…
I am delighted to be working in Cairo. The architecture of Stone Towers pursues a geometric rhythm of similar, interlocking, yet individually differentiated building forms that creates a cohesive composition.
Via: DesignBoom/WorldArchitectureNews