The IDEA MARKET - A CREATIVE TRADING HUB AT PORTFOUAD/EGYPT

Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering Architecture Department.

Project idea

• Project location: Portfoad, Egypt
• Built area: 13800 sqm
• Site area: 23000 sqm
• Status: Graduation Project - Unbuilt
• Typology: Trading Center


Port Fouad was planned at a later date on the eastern side of the canal , it was needed to plan workshops and housing
for the SCC employees. There were two kinds of houses with different morphologies planned: the engineers or high rank employees, and the workers quarter.
The high rank employees had a garden city like housing with large villas adorned with private vast gardens, between the houses there is a private park for the mining of the neighborhood children.
As for workers, the houses were much smaller with courtyards with a human and lovely architecture with simple ornaments and details.
Normal people in port fouad live on trades from the open market or fishing , the lifestyle of people there indicate that it’s not a poor city.
The style and the shape of buildings indicate the richness of the place in architecture and it’s modernized city with beautiful preserved historical landmarks, which means they have a good taste in art .
It contains a lot of public and private beaches, moreover the historical landmarks and the suez canal are two important
factors beside the beaches .

Project description

The city needs to be energized to restore it’s places and value again port said suffered from increasing economic
marginalisation since the free zone was suspended no entertainment venues or attraction points. The city was like an island with no bridges or possible links.

Technical information

- Mobile application feed the visitors with all informations they need about the building, creative productsand nevigation.
-Panoramic view to connect outdoor & indoor collect between all users.
-courtyards inspired by the architecture style of portfouad to make better enviromental space.
- use 2 layers of glass to reduce the energy and maximizing shading by narrow paths and courts to cool nartural air.
-Using recycled materials like steel.
-Grey water is used in outdoor water features, irregation,urinals and toilet flushing water.