Seil   A new concept of Environmental Design 1من اصل2

سيل… مفهوم جديد للتصميم البيئي
Seil   is a design hotel. It is located on a 120 Feddan plot of
land [half a million sqm ). The land containsan existing hotel on
the southern edge of the site. Our task was to design 68
units and a main building adjacent to 32 existing units on the
north side of the site to create a hotel of 100 rooms .[SEIL]
means flash flood in arabic . It’s design was inspired by the
drainage patterns created by the flash floods that form the
topography of the land. The directionality of the flash
flood and the horizontality of the nature around the site
inspired a design that is very rigid in its directionality and
strives to keep very visible.A strong prevalent north-east wind
present 8 months of the year, paired with noise from the
generators and chillers of the neighbouring hotel led us to
take shelter in the hill and build into it as opposed to above it.
The   architectural character of our units   are inspired by the
rock formation   in the site. Many’vertical   lines   em   phasize an
overal I horizontal ity.   These narrow vertical openings in
50 cm thick stone walls allow light   to enter without direct
sunlight.
Solar water heaters will be placed   in the gap between each
unit and
the hill, unseen by users.