What makes us the premier design firm in the MENA region and Sub-Saharan Africa?

The answer comes in one all-encompassing word: Versatility.

Versatility is what allows us to meet the requirements of diverse projects and respond to the needs of different individuals. Versatility is what allows us to innovate and adapt wherever we are in the world. Versatility is also how we always manage to reconcile cost-effectiveness with great quality.

Our extensive range of engineering and design services plays a great role in enhancing this versatility as well:

ECG’s engineering services cover MEP, infrastructure, transportation and process engineering, in conjunction with a range of supplementary engineering services. These include civil and environmental engineering, together with fire protection, lighting, communications, security, and building management systems.

Our design services, on the other hand, cover Front-End Engineering & Design (FEED), Conceptual Design, Preliminary Design, Basis of Design Reports (BODRs), Schematic Design, Design Development, Detailed Design, Design Optimization, Construction Documents, Value Engineering and Computer Simulations.

We will admit we are perfectionists. When it comes to architectural design, we want to be innovative, functional, beautiful, environmentally friendly, and above all, we want to leave a legacy for the generations to come. We also want to bring all that to every possible structure. Whether it be a bridge or a highway, an exterior or an interior, we want it to shine.

Although this perfectionism keeps us up all night, it also pays off. We are very proud of our contributions to some of the most prestigious projects in the region: From landmark high-rises and mega residential compounds, to business parks and LEED compliant buildings, and from acoustics and vertical transportation to conveyor systems and much more.

Over a land area of 40 acres, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) complex is the largest zone in Smart Village in terms of
surface area and floor space. The complex encompasses a series of buildings, including the Administration Building, Training Center, National Center for Documentation of Civilization and Natural Heritage, National Telecom Regulatory Authority, and Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center. The complex buildings are registered for LEED certification.

The development accommodates approximately 900 of the group’s staff. The 4,000 m² footprint building was completed and fully operated in April 2010. It consists of 2 basements, a ground floor, and 3 typical floors with a total built-up area of 28,000 m².

The building, located at the far northeastern side of Smart Village, not only breaks the mold of business premises in the region, but also represents a physical manifestation of EFG Hermes’ values. The design embodies the company’s core values of transparency, dynamism, and drive to be a pioneer and leader in its field of business.

With emphasis on sustainability, the premises were built using environmentally friendly materials. All amenities support EFG Hermes’ objective of maintaining a healthy work-life balance for staff by creating superior work and after-hours conditions.

The building layout is split into two halves bordering a 4-floor-high naturally lighted atrium and a main entrance.

Communication bridges connecting office spaces pass through the atrium. The open space office layout was designed to allow maximum light into the work area. The ground floor level provides all services required by the staff, including 3 different food outlets with indoor/ outdoor eating spaces, a data center (145 m²) and a well- equipped gym. Office layouts allow for break areas in all floors to encourage social interaction among staff.

Equipped with state-of-the-art electromechanical facilities, Building MB4 is dedicated to call center activities. With a footprint area of 4,200 m², the building comprises a basement, a ground floor, and four aboveground floors, with a total built-up area of 25,200 m².

It is divided into two separate structures, each served by its own facilities. Common facilities, such as prayer rooms and training rooms, are housed in the basement. All building elevations are clad with natural stone
integrated with structural glazed curtain walls.

Over a land area of 16,800m² and with a built-up area of 6,173 m², the new training center encompasses 3 main buildings, 4 service buildings, and parking areas for 20 cars and 2 buses.
Logging & Slickline Building (2,810 m²): the ground floor includes a main entrance, second entrance, administration, logging classrooms, slickline classroom, logging workshops, logging cabins, slickline workshops, slickline cabins, slickline offices, TCP offices, TCP classroom, EUIC lab, break room, storage lockers, toilets, exit stairs, corridors and services area, while the first floor comprises classrooms, offices, break room, storage rooms, lockers, toilets, exit stairs, corridors and service
area.

Accommodation Building (748 m²): the ground floor includes 26 small suites (bed area and bathroom), IT room, electric room, administration rooms, exit stairs, corridors and waiting areas, while the first floor comprises 39 units and service area.

Recreation Building (643 m²): main entrance, secondary entrance, main lobby, lounge, main restaurant, kitchen, stairs, toilets and kitchen services.

Gate and Control Building (138 m²): guard room and a control room for site safety.

Generator and Transformer Building (166 m²): generator room, L.V. room, transformer room and a ring main unit room.

Underground Water Tank Building (56 m²): compressor room.

Radioactive Storage Building (142 m²): holes of the
radioactive unit.

The new head office complex of Crédit Agricole Egypt (CAE) was planned to accommodate headquarters staff from different locations in Central Cairo; provide CAE with a high-quality head office building that enjoys a clear identity and prestigious image; and fulfill banking requirements in terms of features, modularity, and flexibility.

The complex is located in the 5^th Settlement of New Cairo over a land area of 20,385 m². It comprises a stateof-the-art two-wing building implemented on a footprint area of 5,100 m², along with services and landscaped areas serving up to 1,500 employees.

With a gross floor area of 24,655 m², the building consists of two basements, garden level, ground floor, and three typical floors arranged as follows:

• basement: building management room & security room; central document center; archiving area; storage rooms; maintenance rooms; drivers’ room; gymnasium; two prayer rooms & ablution area; main IT communications and data center; staff restaurant & associated facilities; loading bay and post room; and training center comprising four training rooms and an auditorium; lobby dedicated to guests and breaks; and parking areas 
• garden level: the garden is situated on a natural grade, revealing an additional usable floor (garden level) located beneath the main ground floor; the garden and garden level both organize the building into a “U” shape focused around an oasis of palm trees and large boulders
• ground floor: open working spaces; retail branch with separate entrance & self-contained facilities; safe room for cash storage; central reception and waiting area; and reception and  employee meeting area
• 3 typical floors: open spaces comprising groups of four to six workstations separated by filing cabinets; cellular spaces around the internal core for fire protection and confidentiality; individual offices; board room; internal meeting rooms equipped with videoconferencing facilities; breakout spaces and pantry facilities; and multifunctional photocopying/printing  room

The complex was designed to meet the qualifications required for LEED Platinum certification. In the process, full LEED documentation was prepared, including feasibility studies, daylight simulation, and others. The LEED Platinum rating already attained entails that the bank’s head office complex has achieved 80+ out of 100 points in the different categories relating to green building design: water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials, resources, and indoor environmental quality.

ECG’s LEED coordination also involved the development of an energy simulation model to evaluate the building’s form and orientation in relation to its overall energy efficiency. Meanwhile, to satisfy the needs of this particular project in terms of accurate modeling and coordination among different disciplines, ECG used the Revit BIM package throughout the design process, starting from schematic design all through the subsequent design stages.

ECG’s scope for this project covered value engineering, conceptual design (retail branch), schematic design (structural & MEP), design development (all disciplines), detailed design (all disciplines), LEED coordination, LEED documentation, tender documents, tender action, and construction supervision, as well as Architect of Record services.