Alamein Arts Center

Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University in Alexandria

Project idea

Alexandria, Egypt throughout the ages was the beacon of art and philosophy for the surrounding cities. That was envisioned by Alexander the Great when he planned to build the new port city of Alexandria and the idea was implemented after that during the era of the Ptolemies in ancient Alexandria
Now, with the existence of a new city of Alexandria, the city of El Alamein, there should be a place that fulfills the same vision in an innovative and modern way about supporting contemporary arts and contemporary artists at the El Alamein Art Center

Design concept:
Arts & music dance in their way to the soul like aurora borealis dances in the sky and that art is fluid-like and can transform into waves like sound and water. That waves can hit the soul in many different ways and impact it differently each time

Color scheme:
Complementary color scheme
inspired by sea color and coral reefs to conduct an underwater feeling of the Mediterranean sea

Project description

Site: New Alamein City, Egypt
Area: 2550 square m
The project consists of two main parts: The Contemporary Art Museum, and the auditorium. The other complementary zones are the workshops, restaurant & cafe, administrative zone, and main reception.

Technical information

The organic forms seen in the interior of the cafe and other spaces are steel structures covered with shiny PVC sheets. One of the main materials used in this space is the water ripple stainless steel sheets that give a wavy look to the space. The ceiling of the lobby area is from water-ripple stainless steel sheets