‘Green’ Cairo apartment block features indoor ‘mega-trees’
Construction of 4.8-million-square-foot complex, which features cylindrical structures covered in plants and 1,000 apartments, will be finished by 2019
An apartment, retail, and office complex with an abundance of greenery is being built in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
Designed by Paris-based architectural firm, Vincent Callebaut Architectures, the 4.8-million-square-foot complex will feature eight cylindrical structures covered in plants, which the designers call “mega-trees”.
Construction began in 2014 and will be completed by 2019, Callebaut told Business Insider.
Check out what the futuristic complex, dubbed The Gate, will look like.
The Gate is being built in Cairo’s Heliopolis district.
The project was commissioned by Egyptian developer Abraj Misr.
Eight buildings will intertwine to form the complex.
