project type: Office Buildings

Distance Studio Consultants has been awarded a new “Core and Shell” office building in the New Administrative Capital in Egypt over a plot area around 5,900 square meters. The building has a total built-up area around 19,400 square meters.

ARCO are developing a new Commercial Zone, La Fontain, over a land area around 6,700 square meters with Basement, Ground, First, Second and Roof Floors and total built-up areas around 13,500 square meters. La Fontaine Strip Mall is envisioned as a gateway into the residential compound. It aims to blur the boundary between the highly public busy street, and the more private, calm residential area. This project imagines two alternative solutions to this gateway. The first alternative satisfied all the client programmatic and spatial distribution requirements. It utilizes a solid and void design approach that manipulates both geometric composition and the design of openings. The second alternative goes a step further into rethinking the spatial distribution of programmatic elements. It divides the strip mall into vertically connected zones, each with its own separate function. In order to maintain aesthetic harmony of the design, a dominant shade is added to the project’s roof, thus creating an interesting language of shade and shadow. The shading language is taken a step further into designing louvers that maintain environmental efficiency of the building.

Each of SOLAS’s two buildings includes a ground floor, 7 upper floors, and two basement floors dedicated to parking spots for business executive. The rooftop is home to a relaxing terrace that’s perfect for coffee breaks, informal meetings, and small networking events. Powered with solar energy, the building also includes electric generators and a water reserve tank for emergencies. Find the perfect office for your business and unlock opportunities for the future.

SOLAS workplaces are more than a desk and a chair in an enclosed room; it’s a place where the Client and his employees spend most of their day and are expected to be profusely productive. We believe that the Client’s personal workplace plays a most crucial role in his success. That’s why we deliver workplaces that are inspired by a lifestyle and designed around the client, his needs, his dreams, and his aspirations.

At SOLAS, we created an entirely new workplace concept that revolves around the spirit of light. We created vibrant spaces and bright offices that infuse light to inspire life, offering an aesthetic balance between the business needs and wellness essentials. The Client and his employee’s well-being is catered for in every sense. We made sure that the sun shines directly into every workplace, public space, and meditation space. With the right balance of natural light and warmth, we created soothing moods that heal the soul and boost your energy and productivity levels.

SOLAS incorporates the highest safety and security standards and is monitored round-the-clock by CCTV. Fitted with a smart Building Management System, the entire building includes smoke detectors, ventilators, alarms, and fire-fighting systems that are monitored and controlled remotely. A renowned security firm has also been commissioned to provide on-premise security personnel and added safety measures.

The building consists of 3 Basements, Ground Floor and 5 Repetitive Floors with a total built up area around 21,000 square meters. The project shall be delivered over 18 months with finishing the Skeleton in the first 12 months. Distance Studio Consultants’ scope of services include Designing the Elevations and Construction Supervision Consultancy Services.

Simple yet luxurious, the Smart Village Office Building is a block of curtain walls centered by round panoramic glass elevators. Its flexible interior design makes it possible for each floor to house one or multiple companies. Each half of each floor is fully equipped with emergency exits, while facilities such as meeting room, restrooms, and elevators are conveniently placed in each floor’s center. Oracle has rented the whole building.