Alexandria Tower

Alexandria Tower is a slender, sculptural tower on the seafront of Alexandria. A broad, glowing podium of stone and glass meets the corniche, and above it the tower narrows and swells in a long curve to a crown of vertical fins that catch the last light of the day.

The concept is a tower that is shaped by the sea. Two sweeping, curved stone ribs run up the façade and give the tower its distinctive waist, so that from the water the building appears to bend and rise like a sail.

The crown, a ring of slender fins and a lantern-like top, makes the tower recognisable from the sea and from across the city.

The tower stands among the mid-rise apartment blocks of the coast road, with a promenade, palms and a rock-lined sea wall at its feet. Its podium opens to the street with a glazed arcade and a generous covered entrance, so arriving guests and passers-by share the same lit, welcoming edge.

Palms and planted terraces carry the green of the street up into the building.

The podium holds the hotel's public spaces behind full-height glazing: a lobby, restaurants and lounges visible from the street. In the tower above, terraces and garden balconies are planted at intervals, with rooms stepping back to give views over the sea.

Warm lighting and natural stone give the interiors a calm, hospitable character.

Pale, softly veined stone ribs, bronze-toned metal, glass with a warm cast and planted terraces form the palette. At night the podium glows gold, a strong contrast with the blue of the sea.

The tower's balconies and planted terraces provide shading and cooler outdoor space. The proposal explores efficient glazing, natural ventilation where possible, sea-resistant materials and solar generation, subject to detailed technical assessment.

Alexandria Tower proposes a new landmark for the corniche, one that turns a typical seafront tower into a sculptural, hospitable and unmistakably local building.

A tower shaped by the sea.

Generous at the street, slender at the sky and made to be seen from the water.