Elementary and Secondary School Cairo
Working with Emaar on a school in Cairo, Egypt was both challenging and interesting. The Landscape Design was done to create a functional, engaging, and climate-responsive environment that supports both learning and wellbeing.
Location: Uptown, Cairo
Firstly, complement the building and also provide enough experiences for the students and make a visually attractive entry and exit for the vehicles and school busses. Courtyards were created within the school grounds to encourage socializing and group activities; terraces were created at the sports grounds for viewing and school events and functions throughout the year.
Shading solutions was a big part of the design process ensuring pedestrian movement was done in the comfort of shade and seating spaces had vegetation and canopies surrounding them to cool down air temperatures.