[ PLATE NO. 001 ]2023 • FINISHED
Blu Spa Resort
HURGHADA, RED SEA, EGYPT • LUXURY HOSPITALITY & SPA
Architectural and urban design for all components of a 5-star resort of 318 rooms for PickAlbatros Hotels.
318 ROOMS • 4 POOLSVIEW PROJECT
MTD / MOHAMED TAWFIK DESIGNS
[ ARCHITECTURE • INTERIOR DESIGN • LANDSCAPE / EST. 2005 ]
35 Years of Architecture, Hospitality & Design
Mohamed Tawfik designs hotels, resorts, residential compounds, sports and education projects, interiors and landscapes across Egypt and Morocco.
ARCHITECTURAL PHILOSOPHY
Simple, easy to implement and user-friendly: sustainable buildings that use local materials suited to each region.
MOHAMED TAWFIK, FOUNDER
I. DESIGN APPROACH
MTD is a full-service architectural, interior design and landscaping firm established in 2005 in Egypt. Its approach rests on ethical design, analytical research and individual up-to-date solutions, using innovative details and local building materials suited to each region.
II. HOSPITALITY AT SCALE
From five-star resorts of 262 to 888 rooms to aquaparks, residential compounds, a sports club and a higher institute, each project is designed and managed from concept to handover, with full coordination across civil, architectural and MEP disciplines.
FULL-SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE • INTERIOR • LANDSCAPEALBUROUJ BUSINESS PARK - MQR • FOUNDED 2005
SELECTED ARCHITECTURAL DOSSIER
Selected Works
SHOWCASING 06 KEY PROJECTS
[ PLATE NO. 002 ]2020
Villaggio & Vita Resorts
MARSA ALLAM, RED SEA, EGYPT • DESTINATION RESORT
Architectural and urban design for all components of a 5-star resort of 888 rooms for PickAlbatros Hotels. The largest hotel resort in the portfolio, with three playgrounds and three food courts.
888 ROOMS • 12 RESTAURANTSVIEW FOLIO
[ PLATE NO. 003 ]2020
Neverland Resort
MARSA ALLAM, RED SEA, EGYPT • FAMILY RESORT & AQUAPARK
Architectural and urban design for all components of a 5-star resort of 300 suites for PickAlbatros Hotels. Includes an amusement park and 75 aqua-park slides, two health clubs, three playgrounds and three food courts.
300 SUITES • 75 AQUA-PARK SLIDESVIEW FOLIO
[ PLATE NO. 007 ]2023
Prestigia Compound
HURGHADA, RED SEA, EGYPT • RESIDENTIAL COMPOUND
Architectural and urban design for a 160-unit residential compound for PickAlbatros Hotels, with two large swimming pools, four speciality restaurants, a club house and a health club. Currently under construction..
160 UNITS • CLUB HOUSEVIEW FOLIO
[ PLATE NO. 009 ]2022
Senzo Club
HURGHADA, RED SEA, EGYPT • SPORTS CLUB
Architectural and urban design for an international sports club for PickAlbatros: 16 playgrounds, five large swimming pools, a club house and two health clubs..
16 PLAYGROUNDS • 5 POOLSVIEW FOLIO
[ PLATE NO. 010 ]2023
Higher Institute for Tourism
HURGHADA, RED SEA, EGYPT • EDUCATION
Architectural and urban design for the Higher Institute for Tourism in Hurghada: a theatre hall, six large and ten small lecture halls, club house, health club, car parking and two playgrounds. Currently under construction..
16 LECTURE HALLS • THEATREDOSSIER
HOW WE WORK
Design Principles & Approach
Three commitments shape every project, from the first concept sketch to the last shop drawing.
01 / ETHICAL DESIGN
Simple, Ethical Design
Our approach is built on concepts that keep projects simple, easy to implement and user-friendly. Every decision rests on ethical design and analytical research, with individual, up-to-date solutions for each client and site.
PRINCIPLES: ETHICAL • ANALYTICAL • INDIVIDUAL
02 / LOCAL MATERIALITY
Local Materials, Sustainable Buildings
Sustainable buildings and the use of local building materials that suit each region where the project is located, from the Red Sea coast to Morocco, using innovative details and new architectural ideas.
SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS: 23
03 / INTEGRATED DELIVERY
One Team, Concept to Handover
Multi-functional platforms for development and life. Mohamed Tawfik designs and manages every project, coordinating civil, architectural and MEP disciplines, reviewing shop and as-built drawings, and answering technical queries on site.
COORDINATION: CIVIL • ARCHITECTURE • MEP
PRACTICE SPECIALIZATIONS
Architectural Disciplines
A comprehensive overview of architectural typologies executed across 40 years of international commissions, each handled with singular mastercraft rigor.
- DISCIPLINE 01
Hospitality Projects
Hotels, resorts, restaurants and coffee shops: main buildings, guestrooms, pools, speciality restaurants, health clubs and entertainment.
RESORTS UP TO 888 ROOMS - DISCIPLINE 02
Residential Projects
Flats, apartments, houses and cottages, including villa and apartment compounds with club houses and amenities.
23 REAL ESTATE PROJECTS - DISCIPLINE 03
Sports Projects
Sports clubs with playgrounds, swimming pools, club houses and health clubs.
01 SPORTS PROJECT - DISCIPLINE 04
Landscape Projects
Hardscape and softscape design for resorts, aquaparks, entrances and public areas.
18 LANDSCAPE PROJECTS - DISCIPLINE 05
Education Projects
Education buildings with lecture halls, theatre, club house, parking and sports areas.
01 EDUCATION PROJECT - DISCIPLINE 06
Interior Design Projects
Restaurants, cafés, hotel lobbies, spas and guestrooms, from concept to shop drawings.
41 INTERIOR PROJECTS
CAREER CHRONICLE (1993–PRESENT)
Three Decades of Practice
EPOCH I
1993–1998
ARCHITECT & INTERIOR DESIGNER — PIERRE GENOUD
Conceptual architectural and interior solutions, translated into interior documents and detailed workshop drawings. Projects included the Wisten Resort in Hurghada, the Nile Maxim floating restaurant in Cairo and the Nile Crown cruise ship in Aswan.
LOCATION: CAIRO, HURGHADA, ASWAN
EPOCH II
1998–2005
ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR DESIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER — DIMENSIONE
Led design, management and coordination across civil, architectural and MEP disciplines. Delivered five-star resorts in Sharm El Sheikh, the Renaissance Hotel in Alexandria and Abu Ghaly Mall in Cairo.
LOCATION: SHARM EL SHEIKH, ALEXANDRIA, CAIRO
EPOCH III
2005–2023
HEAD OF ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR DESIGN — PICKALBATROS GROUP
Eighteen years designing and managing the group’s hotels, resorts, residential compounds, sports and education projects across Egypt and Morocco, from Albatros Palace to Villaggio & Vita and Neverland.
LOCATION: HURGHADA, MARSA ALLAM, AGADIR
EPOCH IV
2023–PRESENT
HEAD OF DESIGN, MADAAR DEVELOPMENT • GENERAL CONSULTANT, SH GROUP
Heading design coordination and review for Madaar Development, then, since March 2024, serving as general consultant and owner’s representative on hotel and entertainment developments for SH Group.
LOCATION: EGYPT
- 35
- YEARS OF PRACTICE
- SINCE 1991
- 41
- INTERIOR PROJECTS
- COMPLETED
- 23
- CONSULTATION PROJECTS
- COMPLETED
- 23
- REAL ESTATE PROJECTS
- COMPLETED
- 18
- LANDSCAPE PROJECTS
- COMPLETED
MISSION
Simple, Sustainable, Built to Last
Our approach is based on concepts that make projects simple, easy to implement and user-friendly, using innovative details and new architectural ideas such as sustainable buildings and local building materials.
Our principles: ethical design, analytical research, individual up-to-date solutions, and multi-functional platforms for development and life.
MTD — MOHAMED TAWFIK DESIGNS
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