African project
Tayebat Workers Village – Egypt
e rises from the desert
ya Oasis and powered by building-integrated solar panels, KarmBuild’s Tayebat
is “the only company in Egypt to integrate solar technology into a building’s
als ensures a gentle environmental footprint.
choice, according to Kafrawi, who realised that it is sustainable in construction and
has reduced the waste and cost of the project as well. “The idea was to create an
architectural character that would smoothly blend into the natural landscape, so that
from a distance, this rather large building appears discreet, almost invisible except for
the towering stone structures highlighted by the P.V. solar panels reflecting the sky and
sun,” says Kafrawi.
Egyptian deserts can often be excluded and perceived as unusable land due to the
difficulty of power and energy reaching it, and this integration project will be a
great step towards providing shelter, but also a sustainable living situation for the
inhabitants.
Not only is the power generation environmentally friendly, but KarmBuild employed
sustainable construction techniques, such as utilizing energy-reducing methods and
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