KAL builds this breathing beach house with fossilized coral in egypt
during summer months, the area can reach temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit)
heavy stone walls absorb and release heat, a common passive strategy for desert climates
project info:
project title: Breathing House
architecture: Karm Architecture Lab (KAL) | @karm.lab
location: Marsa Alam, Egypt
completion: 2021
photography: © Farah Faheem, Hala Makhlouf
lead architect: Farah Faheem
design team: Karim El Kafrawi
construction management: Mahmoud Emad, Wael Ahmed
general management: Ahmed Dawood, Mostafa Ascar
construction engineering: Mohamed Sobhy, Ahmed Adel