ENCOURAGEMENT PRIZE

A NEW CONCEPT OF SUSTAIN   –   ABLE BUILDINGS
GUEST HOUSE AND TRAINING CE NTER
FOR ORGANICDE SERT AGRICULTURE
HEND EL DAHAN
هند الدهان
The main design criteria were the following:
CULTURAL AND LOCAL CONFORMITY – Fit in with appropriate
traditional local architecture, respecting the integrity of the place and the
culture of it’s people.
SOCIAL INTERACTION – Providing indoor and outdoor spaces for social
interaction between the different visitors to the center while valuing
everyone’s privacy.
CLIMATE – Surviving in the hot arid desert climate without the need for an
AC by using the prevailing wind and implementing a few simple principles
of aerodynamics.
BUILDING MATERIAL -local, appropriate, sustainable, cost effective
Concrete & Steel were ruled out as building materials as they have long
transportation routes, are expensive and are neither climatic nor culturally
appropriate. The red burnt brick is cost efficient and locally available, as
there is a brick factory 5 km away from the building site. When built in wall
bearing technique the wall will provide sufficient thermal mass to adapt to
variations of temperature.
SHAHIRA FAHMY
شهيرة فهمي
Alongside her practice work, Shahirahas been a Lecturer, panelist and a
critic at Universities and Institutions   throughout the world.
She holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from Cairo University (2004),
where she taught from 1997 to 2007, and has been a guest speaker at the
RIBA, London(2011), the Harvard Arab Alumni Association (2011),
American University Beirut (2012), American University Cairo (2012), and
Arkimeet , Istanbul (2010) Amongst other honours , Shahira   Fahmy
Architects was awarded the Green Good Design Award by the Chicago
Athenaeum in 2010, and wasthe first Egyptian practice to take part in
Salone Satellite, Milan Design Week (2007). The practice has been
shortlisted at Abu Dhabi City Scape (2011), Dubai City Scapes (2010)
WAN (2010), WAF (Residential Category, 2009), and MIPIM Architectural
Review (2009)
THE PROJECTS
HOUSE WITH PYRAMIDS VIEW CULTURE CEI\ITER
H-HOUSE ANDERMATT SWISS ALPS
A-HOUSE PLANNING &ARCHITECTURE
AHMED BAHAA EL DIN COMPETITION
DELFINA FOUNDATION
HK HOUSE
INSIDE-OUT TEA SET
TAMARAI CLUB