GRADUATION PROJECT

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Status: Graduation Project
Year: 2021

Software Used: 3dsmax,vray,Revit,sketchup and photoshop
Typology: ecolodge hotel-historical narrative-meditation center
Location: Mokattam mountain in front of Salah Eldin Citadel
Grade: Excellent

School: faculty of Engineering , Ain shams Uni. , Architecture department.

Supervisors: Dr.Ashraf Nessim T.A.Heba Soliaman

Vision:

•Creating indigenous design respecting the mountain natural features

•Improve the service level in the region

•Affording unique integrated historical experience

•Saving our identity and heritage

Concept:

Enhancing rather than distorting an awareness of the context. An enlightened new approach to live with the land and not simply upon it and taking the inspiration from the main reason of the Citadel existence to be a Fortress during military attacks ,the design approach is to create a fortress for our history ,minds ,context and souls.

Keywords:

Ecolodge Meditation History Mountain Architecture Environmental Contextual

Objective:

•To encourage tourism at the region

•Optimize site natural potentials.

•Optimize energy use .

•To create Meditation center for mental health

•Protect and conserve our history and context.

•Optimize Operational and Maintenance Practices.

•Productive Eco lodge design for saving environment, mind, soul and body

•Targeting the eco tourists to find a place in Cairo but surrounded by the mountain and isolated from city noise

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