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[ CHAPTER 00 / PRACTICE & FOUNDATION ]
MTD • EST. 2005

Thirty-Five Years of Designing Hotels, Homes & Places to Gather.

Mohamed Tawfik is an architect and design manager with more than thirty years of experience in hotels, resorts, residential and commercial projects, leading multinational teams from concept design to material selection and international procurement.

Portrait of architect Mohamed Tawfik, founder of MTD.
FIG 0.1: MOHAMED TAWFIK, ARCHITECT & FOUNDER OF MTD
FOUNDATION SYNOPSIS

The MTD Method

MTD, a full-service architectural, interior design and landscaping firm, was established in 2005 in Egypt by Mohamed Tawfik. With practical experience in architectural and engineering design, construction, and technical and financial support, the company specialises in fully integrated projects.

Mohamed Tawfik is the designer and project manager on every project, reviewing shop and as-built drawings, coordinating all trades and defining contract requirements and acceptance criteria.

PRACTICE TENURE
35 YEARSSINCE 1991
PROJECT COUNT
41 INTERIORSPLUS 23 CONSULTATIONS
[ CHAPTER 01–05 / BIOGRAPHICAL TREATISE ]
ESSAYS ON TECTONICS, CRAFT & SANCTUARY
[ CHAPTER 01 ]

Education & Early Practice

1991 – 1998 • CAIRO

Mohamed Tawfik graduated in Architecture from the Faculty of Fine Arts in 1991 with a grade of Very Good. His graduation project, a cultural centre with two theatres, an open-air theatre, cinema, library, museum and music hall, was awarded Excellent.

He continued with M.Sc. coursework in Architecture at the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University (1996), with a master’s subject in Geographic Information Systems. From 1993 he worked at Pierre Genoud as an architect and interior designer, translating concepts into interior documents and detailed workshop drawings for hotels, a floating restaurant and Nile cruise ships.

[ CHAPTER 02 ]

Simple, Sustainable, Local

PRINCIPLES & MISSION

The office and its approach are 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 the use of local building materials that suit each region where a project is located.

Four principles guide the work: ethical design, analytical research, individual up-to-date solutions, and the creation of multi-functional platforms for development and life.

[ CHAPTER 03 ]

Three Decades of Hospitality Design

HOTELS, RESORTS & INTERIORS

Since 1998, hospitality has been the core of the practice: first at Dimensione, managing the design of five-star resorts in Sharm El Sheikh, then for eighteen years as Head of Architecture and Interior Design at PickAlbatros Group, where resorts of 300 to 888 rooms were designed and delivered in Egypt and Morocco.

In each project the scope runs from architectural and urban design through the main building, guestrooms, pools, speciality restaurants, health club, entertainment and services, with design management and engineering coordination across civil, architectural and MEP disciplines.

PROJECT 01

Villaggio & Vita Resorts

Marsa Alam, 2020. 888 rooms, eight large swimming pools and twelve speciality restaurants.

PROJECT 02

Neverland Resort

Marsa Alam, 2020. 300 suites, an amusement park and 75 aqua-park slides.

PROJECT 03

Blu Spa Resort

Hurghada, 2022–2023. 318 rooms, four pools and four speciality restaurants.

[ CHAPTER 04 ]

MTD

MTD is a full-service architectural, interior design and landscaping firm established in 2005 in Egypt. With practical experience in architectural and engineering design, construction, and technical and financial support, the company specialises in creating fully integrated projects. MTD stands for Mohamed Tawfik Designs.

ESTABLISHED2005 • CAIRO, EGYPT
[ CHAPTER 05 ]

Design Management & Consultancy

Today Mohamed Tawfik acts as general consultant and owner’s representative, handling project communications, coordinating teams, budgets, schedules and documentation reviews, ensuring quality and safety compliance, and leading negotiations with contractors and suppliers.

CURRENT ROLEGENERAL CONSULTANT SINCE 03/2024
[ CAREER CHRONOLOGY / 1993–PRESENT ]

Four Epochs of Practice

EPOCH I • 1993–1998

Pierre Genoud — Architect & Interior Designer

NEXUS: CAIROPARADIGM: CONCEPT TO WORKSHOP DRAWINGS

Conceptual architectural and interior solutions translated into detailed interior documents and workshop drawings, coordinating design from the initial phase to final execution.

  • 1993Quick Cargo Building (Administration)BUILT
  • 1994Wisten Resort (5-star, 400 rooms, interiors)BUILT
  • 1995–1998Nile Maxim Floating Restaurant • Nile Crown Cruise (120 rooms)BUILT
EPOCH II • 1998–2005

Dimensione — Architecture & Interior Design Department Manager

NEXUS: SHARM EL SHEIKH & ALEXANDRIAPARADIGM: RESORT INTERIORS & COORDINATION

Led project design, management and coordination across civil, architectural and MEP disciplines, with technical review of shop and as-built drawings and materials compliance.

  • 1999–2002Diamond Sharm • Renaissance Golden View • Grand Resort (Dorra Group)BUILT
  • 2001–2002Alexandria Renaissance Hotel (5-star, 220 rooms)BUILT
  • 2003–2005Abu Ghaly Mall • Lagona Vista Resort (650 rooms)BUILT
EPOCH III • 2005–2023

PickAlbatros Group — Head of Architecture & Interior Design

NEXUS: HURGHADA, MARSA ALLAM, AGADIRPARADIGM: LARGE-SCALE RESORT DELIVERY

Responsible for project design, management and cross-discipline engineering coordination, document submission, shop and as-built drawing review, and material compliance across the group’s portfolio.

EPOCH IV • 2023–PRESENT

Madaar Development • SH Group for Development

NEXUS: EGYPTPARADIGM: OWNER’S REPRESENTATION

Head of Design at Madaar Development (10/2023–03/2024), then general consultant and owner’s representative for SH Group since 03/2024.

  • 2023–2024Azha Ain Sokhna (downtown, hotels, staff building) • Azha North Ras El HekmaIN PROGRESS
  • 2024–PRESENTSahara Hotel (4-star, 200 rooms) • Sun Beach Resort (4-star, 400 rooms)IN PROGRESS
  • 2024–PRESENTEntertainment complex: shops, restaurants, banks, cafésIN PROGRESS
[ STUDIO / CONSULTATION & ENQUIRY ]
MTD • EST. 2005

Studio Contact

Design commissions, consultancy and owner’s-representative enquiries are welcome through the form.

OFFICE

Alburouj Business Park - MQR

PORTFOLIO

The full MTD portfolio, including hospitality, residential, sports, education, interior and landscape work, is available on request.

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