Upviews

An environmental design methodology for an iconic high-end project with a public zone, a commercial zone, a private residential zone, and a set of public and private courts and landscape areas.

Two towers on the main street of 6th of October City rise from a shared podium, with terraced residential buildings arranged around inner gardens behind them. The design brings residential, hospitality, retail and office space together on one site.

Master plan

The master plan places the towers along the main street to mark the main entrances, keeps cars at the edges and below ground, and links the buildings with landscaped pedestrian walkways around a central park.

Towers and podium

• Tower 1: 100 hotel rooms on floors 1 to 10, and 75 hotel apartments on floors 11 to 25
• Tower 2: 125 hotel apartments on 25 floors
• Sky lounges and an infinity pool at the top of the towers
• A shared podium with 58,520 m² of retail, an international spa, a bank and health club, and 17,150 m² of offices

Residential buildings

760 apartments, from one to four bedrooms, in terraced buildings with planted roofs that face the inner gardens.

Landscape

The landscape follows a “nature oasis” idea: a central park, residential gardens and public plazas, about 44,400 m² in all, with paving, planting and water features. Three basement levels provide parking for 3,450 cars.

Sustainability

Our sustainability studies for the project covered:

• Daylight and natural ventilation throughout the buildings
• Façade design to reduce heat gain, with efficient insulation, LED lighting and solar panels
• Biophilic design and non-toxic materials
• GRP cladding on the towers
• Structural efficiency: two-way concrete slabs in the residential buildings, a steel-framed podium and concrete cores in the towers
• Waste management and recycling
• A review against LEED: parking below ground, outdoor materials chosen to reduce the heat island effect, and planting that gives shade and needs less water