Aerial View. Image Courtesy of VCA

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一条名为“林荫大道”的中央街道形成了这座建筑的脊梁。公寓单元被布置成U形的长方形建筑，在林荫大道上分叉。这些U形是由不同的正面类型软化，取决于功能。住宅层由层层堆叠的e-低玻璃和抛光的白色石头组成，中间有悬空的花园阳台，而商业层则有两个不同的立面。

A central street, dubbed the Boulevard, forms the spine of the building. Apartment units are arranged as U-shaped rectangular buildings branching off the Boulevard. These U-shapes are softened by various facade typologies, depending on function. The housing levels are surfaced by stacked layers of e-low glass and polished white stone, punctuated by suspended garden balconies, while the commercial levels have two different facades.

 Perspective from Nozha Street. Image Courtesy of VCA

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沿着步行街、后街和诺扎街，在购物中心和公寓大堂的主要入口处，一堵透明的幕墙与绿色墙并排。在更私人的地区，在珊瑚礁结构的启发下，一个漩涡屏幕划定了露台区域和办公室与住房之间的内街。这个屏幕允许攀援植物沿着它的结构生长，并提供更多的隐私。

Along the Promenade, Back Street and Nozha Street, a transparent curtain wall juxtaposed by green walls at main entrances for shopping centers and apartment lobbies. In more private areas, a voronoï screen, inspired by coral reef structure, demarcates the patio areas and the inner street between offices and housing. This screen allows climbing plants to grow along its structure and provide further privacy.

 Perspective from Main Entrance. Image Courtesy of VCA

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整个屋顶被认为是一个社区花园，有食物花园，果园，无限游泳池，和一个运动场。建筑群的两个地块是通过天桥连接起来的。为了限制自身的碳足迹，建筑将部分产生的废物回收为灰色水，而白钢和电缆的网状表面和二次表皮系统集成了光伏电池、热管和垂直花园。实际上，屋顶表面向下和向内弯曲，转化为“Megatrees”，使整个水平的自然通风，并提供遮荫和保护声音。

The entire roof is conceived of as a community garden with food gardens, orchards, infinity pools, and a sports area. The two plots of the complex are connected via sky bridges. Aiming to limit its own carbon footprint, the building recycles part of generated waste as grey water, while a system of mesh surface and second skin of white steel and cables integrates photovoltaic cells, thermal tubes, and vertical gardens. In effect, the roof surface curves down and inward to transform into "Megatrees," allowing natural ventilation throughout the levels and providing shade and protection from sound.

 Windcatchers. Image Courtesy of VCA

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受古埃及最早开发的捕风塔(Malqaf)技术的启发，建筑师们设计了结构巨型建筑，作为被动冷却系统。加拿大的一口井，在进入建筑物之前，通过地下管道输送新鲜空气，可以控制地热气候。沿着核心的集成空气轴将为每个公寓提供自然通风和热水，而使用紫外线辐射的可行走光伏电池将覆盖太阳能屋顶，以产生建筑物的大部分能源。

Inspired by the technology of wind catching towers, or Malqaf, originally developed in Ancient Egypt, the architects designed the structural Megatrees to function as passive cooling systems. A Canadian well, passing fresh air through underground pipes before entering a building, allows for geothermal climate control. Integrated air shafts along the cores will provide natural ventilation and hot water to each apartment, while walkable photovoltaic cells using UV radiation will cover the solar roof to generate much of the building's energy.

 Energy Saving Concept. Image Courtesy of VCA

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太阳能热水器和垂直轴风力涡轮机也有助于就地发电。设计师们提出了一种独特的系统，叫做Phylolight，将城市路灯和垂直风力涡轮机合并在一个单一的仪器中。此外，通过适合开罗旱气候的自然技术，大雷区内和内街的生活墙可以降低温度和净化灰水。

Solar water heating and vertical axis wind turbines also contribute towards in-situ energy generation. The designers have proposed a unique system called the Phylolight, merging urban street light and vertical wind turbines within a single instrument. In addition, living walls within the megatrees and along the inner street allow for temperature reduction and greywater purification through natural technologies suitable for Cairo's arid climate. 

 Vertical Gardens. Image Courtesy of VCA

垂直花园。VCA的图像礼貌

预计将于2015年3月开工，2019年完工。

Construction is expected to begin March 2015, with completion slated for 2019. 

建筑师文森特·卡列堡建筑地点埃及开罗纳斯尔市混合用途建筑本地建筑师K

Architects Vincent Callebaut Architectures Location Nasr City, Cairo Governorate, Egypt Category Mixed Use Architecture Local Architect K&A Design, Injaz Development VCA's Team Agnes Martin, Jiaoyang Huang, Fabrice Zaini, Maguy Delrieu, Vincent Callebaut Client Abraj Misr, Urban Development, Cairo, Egypt Area 450000.0 sqm Project Year 2019