![[Studio Seilern Architects - El Gouna Conference and Cultural Centre - COVER IMG]](https://architectureprizecom.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/94980/22-13695-23/medium/83f91b15c67ef9da13f995269f6f312b.jpg)
Paul Riddle
![[Studio Seilern Architects - El Gouna Conference and Cultural Centre - IMG 1]](https://architectureprizecom.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/94980/22-13695-23/full/83f91b15c67ef9da13f995269f6f312b.jpg)
![[Studio Seilern Architects - El Gouna Conference and Cultural Centre - IMG 2]](https://architectureprizecom.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/94980/22-13695-23/full/e2953625b9eb59235038686bd29e8886.jpg)
![[Studio Seilern Architects - El Gouna Conference and Cultural Centre - IMG 3]](https://architectureprizecom.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/94980/22-13695-23/full/722435a5413a3508e750e3161ba313a2.jpg)
![[Studio Seilern Architects - El Gouna Conference and Cultural Centre - IMG 4]](https://architectureprizecom.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/94980/22-13695-23/full/782f4f5b8e47c91bcf483baf3626ce4f.jpg)
![[Studio Seilern Architects - El Gouna Conference and Cultural Centre - IMG 5]](https://architectureprizecom.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/94980/22-13695-23/full/253280ffad26ca4bcb6d2fea03db9b1f.jpg)
![[Studio Seilern Architects - El Gouna Conference and Cultural Centre - IMG 6]](https://architectureprizecom.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/94980/22-13695-23/full/140e8eecaaed96ff83b10d1314beac4a.jpg)
![[Studio Seilern Architects - El Gouna Conference and Cultural Centre - IMG 7]](https://architectureprizecom.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/94980/22-13695-23/full/3c70bf234b6cfe033239e5d48b5247f0.jpg)
![[Studio Seilern Architects - El Gouna Conference and Cultural Centre - IMG 8]](https://architectureprizecom.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/94980/22-13695-23/full/633b14b7ee3628e0c257d6e7acee84e5.jpg)
![[Studio Seilern Architects - El Gouna Conference and Cultural Centre - IMG 9]](https://architectureprizecom.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/94980/22-13695-23/full/1181f91a1a52484620cb84ac2961ec00.jpg)
![[Studio Seilern Architects - El Gouna Conference and Cultural Centre - IMG 10]](https://architectureprizecom.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/94980/22-13695-23/full/e2eb636c450e5268a8be875fd5c1a6a0.jpg)
![[Studio Seilern Architects - El Gouna Conference and Cultural Centre - IMG 11]](https://architectureprizecom.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/94980/22-13695-23/full/2293abaaa368d3b1a6c6e224a52a556b.jpg)
El Gouna Conference and Cultural Centre
Firm LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Project locationEl Gouna, Egypt
CompanyStudio Seilern Architects
Lead ArchitectChristina Seilern
Design TeamArchitect: Studio Seilern Architects Structural design engineer: Eckersley O’Callaghan Engineers Structural Engineer (Local): ECO, CPD Water Feature Consultant: ECMA M&E consultant: Engineering Consultants Group (ECG) Theatre Consultant: Ducks Scéno Acoustic Consultants: Kahle Acoustics, Nagata Acoustics Lighting consultant: Atelier TEN Landscape architect: Landesign Landscape Architecture Fire Co
ClientOrascom Development Egypt
Project Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roMPdHD2NFs
Festival Plaza makes up the public space of the El Gouna Conference and Culture Centre. The completed project consists of a large public space of island plazas on an artificial lagoon, surrounded by protective colonnades made up of arched barrel vaults. It currently has capacity as an open-air venue and will eventually be activated by a 600-seat concert hall and 2,000-seat conference centre. The aesthetic impact of this outdoor design is the creation of an oasis-like space, protected from the sun and incorporating the cooling effects of water flow and wind protection systems.