Villa Taher al-'Umari Bey
Fayyum, Egypt

"This villa (often listed as 'Bek', a misreading of the honorific 'Bey') was intended for a site in Sidmant al-Gabal in the Fayyum, and exhibits more dramatic evidence of a change in Fathy's philosophy toward a more localized architecture. The long, linear plan is characterized by a malkaf and qa'a facing out into a walled formal garden, at the centre of the house." (construction not verified)

Source:

Steele, James. 1997. An Architecture for People: The Complete Works of Hassan Fathy. London, United Kingdom: Thames and Hudson.

Location

Sedmant al-Gabal, Fayyum, Egypt

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Events

1937/1355 AH

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Taher al-Omari Bey Villa
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Taher al-Umari Bey Villa
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