Thuraya Tower

Thuraya Tower is a slender, softly twisting glass tower on the Alexandria corniche. Its dark, reflective façade, edged with fine copper-toned lines, mirrors the sky and the sea and glows at sunset above the surrounding mid-rise buildings.

The concept is a single, simple shape made with care. The tower's plan is subtly rotated from base to top, so that its edges appear to curve and the façade catches the light differently at every height.

Fine, warm-coloured fins trace the edges of each floor and give the glass a gentle rhythm, and a smaller, lower block beside it keeps the tower in scale with its neighbours.

The tower stands among apartment buildings of pale stone, facing a palm-lined road and a rocky sea wall. Its base opens to the street with a glazed lobby and shops, and trees along the promenade give a green setting.

From the water, the tower stands out as a slim, golden shape at the heart of the city's silhouette.

Upper floors are fully glazed and offer panoramic views over the sea and the city. The ground floor is warm and open, with a lobby, shops and cafés visible from the street at night.

Interiors are intended to be calm, with warm finishes and soft lighting.

Dark blue reflective glass, copper-toned metal fins, pale stone at the base and planting along the street form the palette. The glass reflects the changing sky, so the tower is never the same colour twice.

The proposal explores high-performance, solar-control glazing, fins that provide partial shade, natural ventilation in lower floors and solar energy, subject to detailed assessment.

Thuraya Tower offers a refined landmark for the corniche: a tall building that is more about light and proportion than about ornament.

One simple shape, made with care.

A tower that is quiet by day and glows by evening.