Project 01 · Architecture & Landscape
Baron Hotel
Architecture and landscape for a hotel in Masr el Gedeeda, a tower resolved against a dense historic quarter.
Masr el Gedeeda
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At the board · Cairo studio
There is no house style. Each project takes its approach from the where, the what and the who.
The practice
A legacy spanning
three decades of
excellence
AIIGII is an architectural consultancy working across urban, architectural and interior design, from concept formulation and design development to construction documentation, technical detailing, and bills of quantities and specifications.
Four decades, in brief
1985
Practice begins, in collaboration with Connect Architects and Planners.
2000
Becomes an independent entity under its two principals.
2002
Prof. Gabr commissions the Egyptian pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
Today
205 projects across Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, led by two professors of architecture at Cairo University.
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Principals
Prof. Dr. Aly Hatem Gabr
Principal · Cairo University
Ph.D. Architecture & Social Sciences, Edinburgh. Professor of Design, History and Theories of Architecture. Commissioner of the Egyptian pavilion, 2002 Venice Biennale.
Prof. Ahmed Mostafa Abdel Ghaffar
Principal · Cairo University
Associate Professor leading the graduation project. Thirty years across interiors, architecture, urban design and the supervision of buildings.
Executed work
Selected projects
Eight of 205 completed projects, across administrative, hospitality, recreational, educational, residential and restoration work in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the Emirates.
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+ What we do
Our services
Four disciplines, carried from the first sketch to the final site inspection, and often all four on the same project.
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Architectural Design
New construction and renovation, resolved against site, programme, code and the people who will occupy it.
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Interior Design
Bespoke interiors: use and movement first, then style, colour, material and furnishing.
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Urban & Landscape
Urban spaces that carry local identity, and landscapes that hold architecture and nature in one frame.
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Supervision
On site through construction and finishing: materials, shop drawings, invoices, handover.
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How it works
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Idea generation
Your needs and wants, read against what the site gives us.
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Schematic design
The vision takes shape in preliminary drawings. Your input matters most here.
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Design development
Ideas translated into physical form.
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Construction documents
Drawings that communicate the project to everyone executing it.
Selected clients & collaborators
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Sketches in progress
Drawings by the principal partners, kept as they were made.