04 — Public
Stone Pavilion
A garden pavilion of load-bearing limestone, cooled by mass and shade.
- Year
- 2022
- Location
- Cairo, Egypt
- Client
- Ministry of Culture
- Category
- Public
- Status
- Completed
Drawing on the thermal logic of vernacular desert architecture, the Stone Pavilion is built entirely from solid limestone blocks. Deep reveals and a perforated screen temper the harsh light, casting shifting patterns across the floor.
There is no mechanical cooling. The building breathes through its geometry — a contemporary reading of an ancient intelligence.
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