SIWA DESERT, EGYPT

2024

DUNES COMPETITION

A Journey Through the Sands of Time: Where the Desert Meets the Oasis in Silent Dialogue

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Specifications

DUNES COMPETITION

CATEGORY

hospitality

LOCATION

SIWA DESERT, EGYPT

SCOPE

Interior Architecture

SIZE

9850 m2

YEAR

2024

From the womb of the harsh desert, a spring of creativity emerges, where the interior and exterior harmonize in a silent dialogue, telling the story of the coexistence between the harshness of nature and the softness of life.

Colors dance on the walls of buildings, interspersed with straight geometric shapes, reflecting the harshness and tranquility of nature at the same time.

The design takes the form of a small city, like a green oasis in a sea of sand, the blocks interlocking with each other like a monument to unity and brotherhood.

Internal openings are executed like windows into the soul of the place, allowing sunlight to enter and illuminate the city’s corners, like lungs breathing life into a body of stone.

Here, in this magical meeting place between the desert and the oasis, the building becomes a philosophical experience, a journey through time, where the personne learns the art of coexisting with nature.

This is not just a building, but a symbol of resilience and defiance, a role model for living in harmony with nature, and an invitation to contemplate the greatness of the universe and the beauty of creativity.



Double-height interior with flowing sculptural forms and warm raking light
Overhead view of curved white walkways beneath a large skylit ceiling
Dramatic vertical shaft with sinuous white walls and tall industrial windows
Circular cutout detail in a smooth white wall with layered spatial depth behind
Fluid white corridor with biomorphic openings and soft diffused daylight
Double-height interior with flowing sculptural forms and warm raking light
Double-height interior with flowing sculptural forms and warm raking light
Double-height interior with flowing sculptural forms and warm raking light

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