Ain Sokhna, Egypt · Hotel & residences · 2020 — 2024 · Alchemy Design Studio (for Misr Italia Properties)

Can Limon, Kai Sokhna

Hotel, residences and bungalows on a steep coastal site — many typologies, many designers, one master file.

Location: Ain Sokhna, Egypt
Year: 2020 — 2024
Sector: Residential / Hospitality
Scope: Concept and masterplanning — RIBA Stages 1–2
Status: Currently On Site
Role: Senior Design Architect

The project

The site falls in terraces towards the sea, and the masterplan uses that: zoning, circulation and view corridors are set so that every level keeps its horizon and the public-to-private gradient stays legible.

With several designers each developing a building type, the risk was a collection of unrelated buildings; the master file was the instrument that prevented it, holding massing, proportion, façade treatment, pattern and shading to a common rule set from RIBA Stages 1–2 onward.

Can Limon, Kai Sokhna — Render — the street with palm and sea view — Render — the street with palm and sea view

Can Limon, Kai Sokhna — Render — night lane with the pool — Render — night lane with the pool

Can Limon, Kai Sokhna — Render — pool terrace under the palms — Render — pool terrace under the palms

Render — beach chalets with timber screens

Can Limon, Kai Sokhna — Render — chalet terraces — Render — chalet terraces

Can Limon, Kai Sokhna — Render — aerial of the pool club — Render — aerial of the pool club

Can Limon, Kai Sokhna — Render — the beach with umbrellas — Render — the beach with umbrellas

Can Limon, Kai Sokhna — Render — beach club aerial — Render — beach club aerial

Can Limon, Kai Sokhna — Render — beach cabana — Render — beach cabana

Can Limon, Kai Sokhna — Render — beach boardwalk — Render — beach boardwalk

Render — landscape court

“Many typologies, many designers, one master file.”

Can Limon, Kai Sokhna — Render — the beach front — Render — the beach front

Can Limon, Kai Sokhna — Render — aerial of the cluster at dusk — Render — aerial of the cluster at dusk

Can Limon, Kai Sokhna — Render — units under construction on site — Render — units under construction on site

Can Limon, Kai Sokhna — Render — the built shells from the beach road — Render — the built shells from the beach road

Process

Masterplanning across five terrain levels — zoning, circulation, view corridors and building levels — with a single master file keeping massing, proportion and language consistent across hotel, residences and bungalows.

Masterplan — aerial
Masterplan
Building use diagram
Building levels diagram
Cluster plans
Site sections

What I did

Led early concept and masterplanning (RIBA 1–2)
Owned the master file across building typologies
Directed zoning, circulation, view corridors and landscape integration
Reviewed and aligned individual building concepts
Curated concept presentations for stakeholders

Colophon

Location: Ain Sokhna, Egypt
Year: 2020 — 2024
Sector: Residential / Hospitality
Typology: Hotel & residences
Scope: Concept and masterplanning — RIBA Stages 1–2
Status: Currently On Site
Role: Senior Design Architect
Client: Misr Italia Properties
Storeys: G+2 / 5 Terrain Levels Masterplan
Software: AutoCAD, Revit, Adobe CC