EBONY & IVORY 1من اصل2

DESIGN STUDIO
Working on the New Headquarter of
SARWA CAPITAL
ثروة
When Sarwa capital decided to make the move and establish their
headquarter in down town Cairo, they have appointed Ebony & Ivory to
work on the design / refurbishment of the interiors of the building to turn it
into a modern office space that accommodates their operation, while
preserving and respecting the historical nature of the building.
Driven by this charismatic initiative by Sarwa Capital, Ebony & Ivory,
being an experienced design house for 20 years, embraced the mission and
started working on this old-time beauty to turn it into an open-space office
environment, knowing that it was built in 1985 with bearing walls, making it
quite a challenge to transform. Special studies were done via Al- Ismaelia
real-estate’s structural consultant to be able to create openings in the walls
while making the necessary reinforcements.
The inner courtyard wall before the beginning of the restoration process.
The inner courtyard during the restoration process carried out by Al-
Ismaelia for Real-Estate.
A preliminary perspective for the inner courtyard being turned into a café /
breakout area.
Inner courtyard before restoration.
Inner courtyard after completion with stone walls treated.
The building is located at the corner of Mahmoud   Bassiouny St. and
Champollion St. in the heart of downtown Cairo, with thick stone walls and
wooden slabs, no reinforced concrete content. After the space has been
studied in terms of zoning and circulation to accommodate Sarwa Capital’s
operational requirements the mission was to bring back the architectural
details relevant to the era to which the building belongs. In order to do that
Ebony & Ivory’s design team studied the motifs and renderings of the late
1800s and started working out the details.