Al Wahat al-bahareya, Egypt
Royal Herbs Farm Complex-Guest House
The Bahareya Village is built in a desert landscape approximately 450 kilometers from Cairo. It is home to the farming community engaged by organic tea producer, Royal Herbs. Its solar powered, sustainable campus is located beneath a mountain range in Egypt’s western desert. The Guest House building saves up to 63% on energy and 36% on water. Gravel manufactured from recycled construction waste provides the base for the building's concrete structures. The building is adapted to the natural airflow and sunlight on location over time, discovering ways to manipulate the breeze and enhance shade. Cantilevered shelter is adopted for walkways leading to entrances. Deep shaded areas in dark colors help reduce temperatures by controlling the amount of air exposed to light. Cacti scattered throughout the campus offer splashes of greenery without compromising on a commitment to water efficiency.
Project info
- Construction phase
- New construction
- Building type
- Non-residential building
- Detailed building type
- Hotel
- Net floor area
- 583 m2
- Stories
- 1 story
- Construction type
- Concrete
- Original construction year of the building
- 2015
- Project contact
- Eng. Salma Khalil
- Contact email address
- salma.khalil@royalherbs.com
Project team
- Developer(s)/owner(s)
- Royal Herbs
- Architect(s)
- ECOnsult
- Energy efficiency consultant(s)
- ECOnsult
Building Rating and Certifications systems
- Rating and certifications systems
- Tarsheed
Building Envelope
External walls
- Description of construction
- 120 + 120 mm + 70 mm rockwool insulation
- U-Value
- 0.53 W/(m²*K)
Roof
- Roof type
- Flat roof
- Description of construction
- Incl. thermal insulation: 75mm
Openings and windows
- Glazing type
- Double glazed
- Overall u-value window
- 1.3 W/(m²*K)
- Description of construction
- Use Low-E coated glass for all windows with width 800mm or larger/use of double glazing with higher thermal performance glass
Basement floor
- Description of construction
- N/A
Technical Building Systems
Space cooling system
- Description
- Wall fans
Water heater system
- Primary water heater system
- Solar Thermal collector on the roof
Lighting system
- Primary lighting system
- LED (Light emitting diode lamps)
- Efficiency
- 100
Shading devices
- Type of shading system installed
- Static (fix) shading systems as part of the building architecture (e.g. Maschrabiyya, porch roofs, pergolas)
Photovoltaics
- Capacity
- 70 kWp
- Description
- This is the total capacity for several buildings within the same project.
Final Energy Demand
- Total specific final energy demand
- N/A kWh/(m²*a)
