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Introduction
An accomplished architect with nearly
over 160 separate projects.
An ameteur musician, inventor,
dramatist and a trilingual
professor-engineer-architect.
Passionate in the traditional arts and
crafts.
Great humanitarian and erudite in the
natural sciences. Influences his
designs.
Moved to
Cairo while
developing
passion for
arts.
Graduated
with
Engineering
and
Architecture
qualifications.
Professor at
Faculty of
Fine Arts.
Hired to build
New Gourna
Village
*
Director of
the
Educational
Building
Department
in the
Ministry of
Education.
Head of
Architecture
at the Faculty
of Fine Arts.
*
1900
1908
1926
1930
1946
1949
1953
WIND CATCHER
NATURAL LIGHT
PROJECTS -1953
ALEXANDRIA
RESTHOUSE
HARRANIYA
WEAVING VILLAGE
FARES SCHOOL
Returned to
Egypt to
conducting
public
speaking and
consultation.
Published a
book
Architecture
For The
Poor.
*
Awarded the
Aga Khan
Award for
architecture
at the U.N
Habitat
Conference.
Awarded the
International
Balzan
Award.
Awarded the
Right
Livelihood
Award
(Alternative
of Nobel
Prize).
Death of
Hassan
Fathy.
1959
1963
1969
1976
1980
1980
1989
Describes his
experiences building
the New Gourna
Village.
Highlights the
effectiveness of
using traditional mud
bricks in contrast to
the modern concrete
and steel.
Traditional ideas that
are congruent with
nature.
Design Philosophy
Nubian mud building techniques
(Vernacular Architecture) using arches
and vaults to construct roofing without
expensive formwork.
Improve the lives of those who are
powerless.
Elevate the standard of living for the people
he served over fancy western materials and
technologies.
Passionate towards Pharaonic period of
architecture in building construction.
FATHYS HOUSE
MASTERPIECE
FATHYS HOUSE
BUILT IN 1971.
LOCATED IN SIDI KERIR,
EGYPT.
LOCATED AT THE NORTH
COAST OF THE
MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
Design Intention
Low cost yet beautiful
Traditional Ideas & Influences
Philosophy
Sustainable desert settlement
Design Intention
while all the elements of design were of
the most traditional, all the materials
were of local origin, yet the building is
absolutely contemporary
Arabic design
Religious & Cultural Influences
Using local materials and building
elements and design
Materials
Local Material: Limestone & Mud bricks Very strong and durable, easy to work
with.
Gives a sense of homogeneity as the whole house, exterior and interior (wall,
ceiling, floors, roof etc) is made with the same material.
Building elements
Thick, Screened Walls
Mashrabiya (Windows)
Nubian Vaults
Arches
Domes
Nubian Vaults
A type of mud-brick vaults
(curved surface structure)
revived by Hassan Fathy.
Can be built simply without
any frames or support.
Geometric composition
Two domes (bigger and smaller)
Nubian Vaults, geometric curved surface
PLAN
Rectangular plan
Hierarchical
Spatial organization
E2
E1
15000
E1
E2
9000
PLAN
Facade
The facade that face the public
side is mostly thick walls with
small windows.
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Gives Privacy.
Ventilation
LIGHT PENETRATION
LIGHT PENETRATION
VENTILATION
Fathy House takes advantage of
the wind to cool down the
interior of the house.
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References
"An Architect's House: A Paradigm Of A Living Tradition". Architecture.knoji.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Aug. 2016.
"Hassan Fathy". Slideshare.net. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Aug. 2016.
"Hassan Fathy Biography". Thefamouspeople.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Aug. 2016.
"The Work Of Hassan Fathy In Egypt". Ne.jp. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Aug. 2016.
"What Became Of Hassan FathyS New Gourna Model Village? | Green Prophet". Greenprophet.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 31
Aug. 2016.
"Saudi Aramco World :The Legacy Of Hassan Fathy". Archive.aramcoworld.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Aug. 2016.