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2. CONTENTS:
1. OWNERS-------------------------------------------------p.2
2. MISSION--------------------------------------------------P.2
3. SCOPE OF SERVICES---------------------------------P.3
4. DESIGNERS ORGANIZATION CHART---------P.4
5. PROJECTS PERFORMED-----------------------------P.5
 TOURISTIC PROJECTS----------------------------------p.6: p.14
 RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS-------------------------------p.15: p.17
 ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECTS------------------------p.18: p.19
 HEALTH& INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS-----------------p.20: p.21
 RETAIL PROJECTS----------------------------------------p.22: p.23
6. CURRICULUM VITA----------------------------------P.24
7. DESIGNERS' AWARD 2010------------------------P.25
8. APPRAISAL CERTIFICATIONS-------------------P.26
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3. "DESIGNERS Consultants & Associates"
Is a Consultancy Firm for Architecture and Interior Design since 1995
"DESIGNERS" is owned by:
Consultant Arch. Raef Azouz & Consultant Arch. Emad Khouzam
They both have an engineering experience in Architectural and Interior Design as consultants and overseers the implementation of
construction in a wide variety of projects
OUR MISSION IS:
TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL LASTING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CLIENTS WHICH IS BASED ON TRUST IN OUR
PROFESSIONALISM, OUR QUALITY OF WORK,AND OUR INTEGRITY
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4. SCOPE OF SERVICES
DESIGNERS Office is a well-equipped establishment capable of rendering a wide scope of quality engineering services, thanks to
its highly qualified and experienced staff, in addition to state - of – the - art computer software used in designing, drafting as well as
presentations. SCOPE OF SERVICES
Services performed by DESIGNERS included, but are not limited to:
 Architectural Design
 Interior Design
 Furniture, Fixtures, Fabrics and Equipment Packages
 Project Studies
 Cost studies
 Specifications, General and Special Conditions
 Bills of Quantities and Schedules
 Working Drawings
 Complete Site Supervision including approval of Materials and Shop Drawings
 Project management
 Technical Reports and Projects Follow-Up
 Information Architecture Services
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5. PROJECTS PERFORMED
1- TOURISTIC PROJECTS:
 HOTELS AND RESORTS
 FLOATING HOTELS & DAHABBEYA CRUISES
 RESTAURANTS AND FLOATING RESTAURANTS
2- RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS:
 IN EGYPT
 ABROAD
3- ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECTS:
 COMPANIES HEADQUARTERS
4- HEALTH& INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS
5- RETAIL PROJECTS
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6. ORGANIZATION CHART
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7. DESIGNERS
ORGANIZATION CHART -

9. 1. TOURISTIC PROJECTS
HOTELS & RESORTS:
PROJECTS IN EGYPT:
Club Med Hotel  In the construction phase
 Location: Taba Heights, Egypt
 Client: ORASCOM Hotels & Development
 Services provided:
1- Interior Working drawings for Main Building,
Health Club (SPA) and Kids Club.
2- Interior working drawings for the 5 Trident Zone,
Club House of Club Med Hotel
 Completion: year: 2010
Cairo Sheraton Hotel  Location: Cairo, Egypt
 Client: The Arab Company for Touristic Projects
 Value: 50ML.E.
 Services provided:
Architectural Design of Facades.
Site supervision of the refurbishing works.
Project coordination (between the Interior
consultant and other consultants).
Leading consultancy services for all Back of
House Areas (Kitchens – offices - ….. etc.).
Renovation works of Guest suites, rooms, and
guest corridors
Architectural and Interior Design of Meeting
Room on the 19th floor (Nefertiti Tower)
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10. Architectural and Interior Design for the GM
Apartment on the 21st floor (Nefertiti Tower)
Architectural and Interior Design for the Main
Lobby, Pastry and Bakery.
 Completion: First Project: all completed 2003
Second Project: year of completion 2011
 Location: Hurghada, Egypt
Nour Hilton  Client: The Arab Company for Touristic Projects
Hilton Hurghada Resort  Value: 32ML.E.
 Services provided:
Rehabilitation of the whole Resort Buildings, the 280
guestrooms & suites, Public spaces and landscape.
Architectural and Interior Design for 5 villas and back
area restaurant.
 Completion: all completed year 2003

 Location: Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
SONESTA Hotel
 Client: Sakkara Group Company
 Value: 11ML.E.
 Services provided: Interior Design for the
Hotel Extension: reception-ground floor
lobbies - 150 guestrooms-VIP lounge and Patio
Restaurant
 Completion: all Completed year 2009
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Swiss Inn Hotel
 Location: Dahab, Sinai, Egypt
 Client: Golden Beach Company
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11.  Services provided:
 Project1: Renovation & Interior Design for
level2 buildings
 Completion: year 2000
 Project2: renovation & Interior Design for
health club & Interior Design for the
restaurant
 Completion: year 2002
 Project3: new floor extension in building B in
front area-sea view-
Beau Site Hotel  Completion: under construction

 Location: Marsa Matrouh, Egypt
 Client: Beau Site Company for Hotels
 Value: 12M LE
 Services Provided: Architectural and Interior
5-star Hotel- current- Design for the whole building-Project Study.

 Location: Marsa Alam, Egypt
 Client: Blue Star for Touristic Investment
 Services provided: Architecture Design &
 Design for general layout.
 Area: 180,000 m2
 Description: 344 rooms & 12 suites- 180
timeshare
 Units-144 touristic residential units-8 villas
 Public areas: Main Building-pool & bar areas-
health club
 Diving center- multi-purpose hall-restaurants
and back
 of house area.
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12. PROJECTS ABROAD:
LAICO Hotel  In the construction phase
 Location: Tunisia
 Client: LAICO(Libyan African Investment
Company)
 Value: 28.5M US
 Description: 5 star Hotel at downtown – height
12 floors.
 Services provided: Interior design and
working drawings, FF&E Selections, and
Tenders Documents for: Residential Tower-
Restaurants- all meeting rooms and Lounges.
 Completion: year 2011
LAICO OKOUMÉ  In the construction phase
PALACE LIBREVILLE  Location: Gabon, Africa
HOTEL  Client: DAMA For Engineering and Technology
 Value: 60M USD
 Services provided: Architecture & Interior
Design.
 Renovation Works of: public areas, suites,
rooms, pool area, and all Hotel outlets.
 Completion: year 2012
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13.  In the construction phase
Libya Hotel  Location: Bangui - Central Africa
 Client: DAMA For Engineering and Technology
 Value: 25M US
 Services provided: Architectural and Interior
Design for the130 Rooms & Suites
 Completion: year 2010
Libya Hotel  In the construction phase
 Location: Bissau, Africa
 Client: LAICO (Libyan African Investment
Company)
 Value: 20M USD
 Services Provided: rehabilitations for the
Architecture Design, Interior Design and working
drawings for the whole building, and all outlets-
Landscape design
 Completion: year 2010
 Location: Rwanda, Africa
NOVOTEL Kigali  Client: SOPROTEL S.A.R.L. (Hotels and Tourism
Hotel Promotion Investment Company)
 Value: 10M USD
 Services provided:
Architectural & Interior Design
Renovation works of public areas, suites, rooms,
pool area, and all hotel outlets.
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14. Bahari Beach Hotel  Location: Tanzania, Africa
 Client: DAMA For Engineering and Technology
 Value: 18M USD
 Services provided: Architecture & Interior Design for
public areas, suites, rooms, pool area, and all
hotel outlets.
 Completion: all completed May 2010
Eretria Resort  Location: Eretria, Africa
 Client: DAMA For Engineering and Technology
 Value: 25M USD
 Services provided: Architecture & Interior Design
For public areas, suites, rooms, pool area, and all hotel
Outlets.
 Area: 120,000 m2
HEMS BEACH RESORT  Location: Libya
 Value: 40M USD
 Services provided: Preliminary Design
LIBYA HOTEL  In the construction phase
(2-FEBRUARY HOTEL)  Location: Togo, Africa
 Client: LAICO (Libyan African Investment Company)
 Value: 5M USD
 Services provided: Renovation Works of public areas,
suites, rooms, pool area, and all Hotel Outlets.
 Completion: year 2010
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62. FLOATING HOTELS & DAHABBEYA CRUISES:
SONESTA Star Goddess  Location: Egypt
Floating Hotel  Client: SAKARA Group Company
 Value:22M LE
 Services provided: Renovation works,
Interior Design & Project Management
 Floor area: 1008 m2
 Completion: year 2006
 Description: 4 floors & sundeck: 33 guest
cabins& suites- restaurants- bar and lounges-
sundeck bar and barbecue- spa and fitness
center
SONESTA Nile Goddess  Location: Egypt
Floating Hotel  Client: Sakkara Group Company
 Value:16M LE
 Services provided: renovations, Interior Design,
Project Management, and site supervision.
 Floor area: 1008 m2 on 4 levels
 Completion: year 2008
 Description: 4 floors & sundeck: 47 Deluxe cabins, 2
Senator Suites and 4 Presidential Suites- Main Dining
Room- Lounge- Sun Deck Bar- Conference Room-
dining-sundeck pool and bar- Spa (Gym room, Massage,
Sauna & Jacuzzi)
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63.  Location: Egypt
Monte Carlo Floating
 Client: Sakkara Group Company
Hotel
 Value: 15ML.E.
 Services provided: Interior Design & Project
Management
 Floor area: 1008 m2
 Completion: year 2002
 Description: 5 Decks: 71 Junior suites (21 m2 each)-
2 Superior suites- Restaurant-Lounge & Discotheque-
Bar-Sundeck & Pool area
Jasmine Dahabeya  Location: Egypt
 Client: Wannas for Nile Cruises
 Value: 9ML.E.
 Services provided: Interior Design & Project
Management
 Completion: year 2008
 Description: 2 floors: 8 guest cabins- Lounge-reception-
restaurant-sundeck and Jacuzzi
Monaco Floating Hotel  Location: Egypt
 Client: Sakkara Group Company
 Value: 16ML.E.
 Services provided: Interior Design and Project
Management
 Floor area: 1008 m2
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64.  Completion: year 2003
 Description: 66 Junior suites: 22 m2 each- 3
Presidential suites- Large swimming pool, spa &
Jacuzzi, sun deck, bars and lounges- restaurants
Mojito Floating Hotel  Location: Egypt
 Client: Sakkara Group Company
 Value: 18ML.E.
 Services provided: Interior Design and Project
Management
 Floor area: 1008 m2 on 4 levels
 Completion: year 2005
 Description: 4 decks – 70 suites: 21 m2 each
69 junior suites- 1 presidential suite- Lounge &
Discotheque- Restaurant- Piano bar- Swimming
pool with built in Jacuzzi- Sundeck- Spa &
fitness Center
Royal Lotus Floating  Location: Egypt
Hotel  Client: MOVENPICK Nile Cruises
 Services provided: Interior Design and Project
Management
 Floor area: 1008 m2 on 4 levels
 Completion: year 2005
Description: 62 Guest cabins & 2 Royal suites-
Restaurant-Lounge & Discotheque-Bar-Sundeck & Pool
area
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65. Concerto Floating Hotel  Location: Egypt
 Client: Extension Group
 Services provided: Architectural and Interior
Design
 Floor area: 1008 m2 on 4 levels
 Completion: year 2008
 Description: 63 Guest cabins (20m2 each)- 4
Suites-Bar- Restaurant-Sundeck-Swimming pool-
Jacuzzi & Fitness Center
ACE Dahabeya  Location: Egypt
 Client: Mery Ra Travel
 Value: 8ML.E.
 Services provided: Interior Design, Project
Management, and site Supervision.
 Completion: 2010
 Description: guest cabins-Lounge- Restaurant &
Sundeck
Serenade – 5* Deluxe  Location: Egypt
 Client: Inter Egypt Company
 Value: 20M LE
 Services provided: Project Management & Site
Supervision
 Area: 1008 m2 on 4 levels
 Description: four (34 m2) Royal Suite-
two(24m2 standard suite)- 22 double cabins
(17m2 each) -Lounge-Sundeck- Restaurant- Bar-
Sundeck & Pool area
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66. Caprice Floating Hotel–  Location: Egypt
5* Deluxe  Client: Inter Egypt Company
 Value: 20M LE
 Floor area: 1008 m2 on 4 levels
 Services provided: Performing a Portion of the
Design, Site Supervision, and Project Management
 Completion: 2001
 Description: 72m length-4 Decks- 63 Guest
cabins 19 m2 each- Restaurant-Bar- Sundeck-
Jacuzzi-split-level swimming pool
Solitaire Floating Hotel  Location: Egypt
 Client: Trezor Tours Company
 Value: 15M LE
 Floor area: 1044 m2 on 4 levels
 Services provided: Architectural and Interior
Design, and Site Supervision
 Completion: year 2001
 Description: 68 Guest cabins- Lounge- Bar-
Restaurant- Sundeck
Giselle Floating Hotel  Location: Egypt
 Client: Spring Tours Company
 Value: 15M LE
 Floor area: 1044 m2 on 4 levels
 Services provided: Architectural and Interior
Design, and Site Supervision
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67.  Completion: Built 1996- Refurbished 2005
 Description: 56 Guest cabins-4 suites-
Restaurant- Bar- Lounge-Fitness center- swimming
pool
Renaissance Floating  Location: Egypt
Hotel  Client: Trezor Tourism Company
 Floor area: 1044 m2 on 4 levels
 Services provided: Renovation of Interiors
 Description: 70 Guest cabins- Lounge-
Restaurant- Bar-Discotheque- Swimming pool-
Sundeck
Memnon Co. Marina  Location: Aswan, Egypt
 Client: Imperial Cruising Company
 Services provided: Design and Shop Drawings
Nile Treasure Floating  Location: Egypt
Hotel
 Client: Trezor Tours Company
 Value: 1M LE
 Floor area: 1044 m2 on 4 levels
 Services provided: Renovation Works for
sundeck
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68. RESTAURANTS AND FLOATING RESTAURANTS:
Omar El Khayyam  Location: Egypt
Floating Restaurant  Services provided: Preliminary Design,
Architectural, Design and Interior Decoration
Blue Nile - O' Nile cafe  Location: Egypt
Floating Restaurant  Client: Noweer Company
 Services provided: Architecture & Interior
Design
Renovation Works of: public areas, suites,
rooms, pool area, and all Hotel outlets.
 Completion: 2012
Blue Nile – Dar El Amar  Location: Egypt
Floating Restaurant  Services provided: Architecture & Interior
Design
Sea Gull  Location: Egypt
Floating Restaurant  Services provided:
Architecture & Interior Design
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69. FUSION  Location: Egypt
RESTAURANT  Client: Americana Group (Egyptian
Company for International Touristic
Projects)
 Services provided: Architecture & Interior
Design
 Completion: 2006
Japanese Restaurant  Location: Egypt
Cairo Sheraton Hotel  Client: The Arab Company for Touristic
Projects
 Scope of work: Architectural and Interior
Design
Italian Restaurant  Location: Dahab, Egypt
Swiss Inn Hotel  Client: Golden Beach Company
 Scope of work: Interior Design
Harris Café  Location: City Center (Phase2), Cairo, Egypt
 Client: The Best for Restaurants
 Area : 160 m2
 Scope of work: Interior Design & Site
Supervision
 Completion: 2008
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70. ILMaestro Bakery  Location: City Center (Phase2), Cairo, Egypt
 Client: Americana Group (Egyptian
Company for International Touristic
Projects)
 Area : 115m2
 Scope of work: Architecture Design, Interior
Design-Site Supervision
GouThe Restaurant &
 Location: Shooting Club, Dokki,Cairo,
Bakery Egypt
 Client:
 Area : 250m2
 Scope of work: Architectural and Interior
Design-Site Supervision
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71. 2. RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS
PROJECTS IN EGYPT:
Sunny Days Retirement  Location: New Heliopolis
Community  Client: Sunny Days for Touristic Villages
 Value: 40ML.E.
 Services provided: Architectural& Interior
design for the whole building(basement- ground
floor and 3 floors)- Landscape area
 Completion: 2013
Compound Villas  Location: ElMontazah, Sharm Elsheikh
Six attached Villas  Location: Om Elsid Hill, Sharm Elsheikh
Private Villas & Apartments
Samples of private Villas:
Private villa(A)-New  Location: New Cairo - Banafseg city
Cairo  Area: all Floor areas:1000 m2
 Services provided: Architectural design for the
whole building
 Description: basement- ground, 1st and 2nd
floor: 2 apartments and 1 duplex-roof)
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72. Private villa(B)-New  Location: New Cairo - Swan Lake compound
Cairo  Area: all Floor areas:
 Services provided: Interior design for the whole
building & Landscape area.
 Description: The project consist open green
areas, kid's playground, pool area, guests living
and accommodation, apart from other sleeping
and living areas.
Private villa(C) -New  Location: New Cairo City, Egypt
Cairo  Area: all Floor areas: 2240m2
 Services provided: Architectural and Interior
Design for the whole building
Description: (basement- ground floor, first floor,
second floor and roof)
Private villa-Mirage City  Location: Mirage City, Cairo
 Area: all Floor areas: 660m2
 Services provided: Architectural and Interior
Design for the whole building
 Description: (basement- ground floor, first floor,
and roof) - Landscape area
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73.  Location: Gardenia Compound, 6th of October City
Private villa-6 Oct.
th
 Area: Area: All floor areas: 3000m2
Landscape area: 2600 m2
 Services provided: Architectural and
Interior Design for the whole building and
the Landscape area
 Description: Basement: Gym-Billiard- Home theatre
Ground floor: reception-dining-office
First floor: Living room- private suite with
dressing room-kids rooms
Private villa-ElObour  Location: ElObour City, Egypt
City  Area: all Floor areas: 960m2
Landscape area: 250 m2
 Services provided: Architectural and Interior
Design for the whole building- Landscape Design
 Description: (basement- ground floor, first floor,
and roof) - Landscape area
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74. PROJECTS ABROAD:
Residential  Location: Chad – Africa
Administrative  Client: DAMA For Engineering and Technology
Commercial Compound
 Services provided: Architectural& Interior design for
the whole Compound
Niger Complex  Location: Niger, Africa
 Client: DAMA For Engineering and Technology
 Services provided: Architectural& Interior
design for the whole Complex
Urban Planning &  Location: Guinea Bissau, Africa
Architecture Design of  Client: DAMA For Engineering and Technology
Residential District
 Services provided: Architectural& Interior design for
the whole Residential District
Urban Planning &  Location: Uganda, Africa
Architecture Design of  Client: FBW ( Uganda) LTD
Residential Compound,
 Services provided: Architectural& Interior design for
Uganda
the whole Residential District
Samples of private Villas:
Private villa in Libya  Area: All floor areas: 570m2
 Location: New Cairo-Banafseg city
 Services provided: Architectural & Interior Design
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75. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECTS
COMPANIES HEADQUARTERS:
National company for  Location: Cairo, Egypt
Tourism and Hotels  Client: The Arab Company for Touristic Projects
 Value: 2ML.E.
 Services provided: Architectural& Interior
design for area:900m2
Nour Hilton Hotel  Location: Hurghada, Egypt
 Client: The Arab Company for Touristic Projects
 Services provided: Interior Design& renovation
works for area:300m2
EEC(Engineering  Location: Cairo, Egypt
Enterprises for Civil&  Client: EEC(Engineering Enterprises for Civil&
Steel construction Steel construction Company)
 Services provided: Interior Design
American express  Location: Alexandria-ElMaadi & Downtown, Egypt
 Client: Kano& Shabrawy
 Services provided: Architectural& Interior design
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76. ServoMed Company for  Location: Cairo, Egypt
medical Equipments  Client: ServoMed Company
 Services provided: Architectural& Interior
Design- Site Supervision
 Completion: 2011
Mina Medical Equipment  Location: Badr City, Egypt
Company  Client: Mina Medical Equipment Company
 Services provided: Architectural Design& Working
Drawings for the headquarter & all Stores
Safir Zamalek Hotel  Location: Cairo, Egypt
 Client: Owning Company
 Services provided: Interior design for the area
of 450m2
Ghabour Bros. Company  Location: Kalyoub, Egypt
 Services provided: Interior Design& renovation
works
Tax Consult company  Location: Cairo, Egypt
 Services provided: Interior design for the area
of 250m2
Pechinee Company  Location: Cairo, Egypt
 Services provided: Interior design
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77. Beau Site Hotel  Location: Heliopolis, Egypt
 Client: Osman A. Osman
 Services provided: Interior design
Farah Tours Company  Location: Nasr City, Egypt
 Services provided: Interior design
Memnon Company for  Location: Aswan, Egypt
Tourism  Services provided: Interior design
Ibis Pharma Company  Location: Cairo, Egypt
 Services provided: Interior design
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78. 4. HEALTH& INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS
HOSPITALS:
Shiam Medical Center  Location: Libya
 Services provided: Architectural Design&
Working drawings
Om ElMasryeen Hospital  Location: Cairo, Egypt
 Services provided: Site management&
upgrading of burns section
ElZawya ElHamraa  Location: Cairo, Egypt
Hospital  Services provided: Site management&
upgrading of burns section:
1. Review and co-ordination between different design
disciplines:
- Architectural and furnishing
- Electro-mechanical
- Industrial gases
2. Specifying finishing materials for each item.
3. Advising of the best dealers and sellers for each
specific item
4. Site supervision and preparation of periodic
payments for contractors
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79. Factories:
Konfecta Egypt Factory  Location: 6th Oct., Egypt
 Services provided: Architectural Design &
Working drawings
Hollywood Clothes  Location: Cairo, Egypt
Factory  Services provided: Architectural Design,
Renovations& site supervision
Hollywood Clothes  Location: Cairo, Egypt
Factory  Services provided: Architectural Design,
Renovations& site supervision
Rega clothes Factory  Location: Cairo, Egypt
 Services provided: Architectural Design & site
supervision
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80. 5. RETAIL PROJECTS
PROJECTS IN EGYPT:
Pachin Paints Co.  Location: New Heliopolis
 Services provided: Interior design and site
supervision
 20-outlets
Sharm Trade Center  Location: Neama Bay, Sharm Elsheikh
 Services provided: mass plan, interior design,
and site supervision
Datco, Industrial  Location: Egypt
Services Center
 Services provided: Interior design and site
supervision
International Company  Location: Egypt
for roller Bearings
 Services provided: Interior design and site
supervision
Nectar outlet for  Location: Egypt
cosmetics
 Services provided: Interior design and site
supervision
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81. Rodan outlets  Location: Alexandria, 10th of Ramadan City,
Egypt
 Services provided: Architectural& Interior
design
Touristic Center  Location: Hurghada, Egypt
Hurghada  Client: Arab Company for Touristic Projects
 Services provided: Architectural& Interior design
 Location: Northern coast, Egypt
Recreational Mall-Sunny
Coast  Clients: Promotion& Touristic Investment
Company
 Services provided: Architectural & Interior
design
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82. Curriculum Vita
For
DESIGNERS
Managing partners
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83. Raef A. Azouz
TITLE: Architectural Engineer
BORN: 30/7/1964
EDUCATION: B.SC. In Architectural Engineering,
AIN SHAMS University, CAIRO 1987
One of a few Egyptian Engineers Specialized In Floating Boats:
Hotels and Restaurants
CONSULTANT ENGINEER

85. Emad R. Khouzam
TITLE: Architectural Engineer
BORN: 18/11/1965
EDUCATION: B.SC. In Architectural Engineering,
AIN SHAMS University, CAIRO 1989
Interior Decoration Diploma in a-course of instruction entitled -
Interior Decoration and Design from International School -
Pennsylvania
CONSULTANT ENGINEER

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industry council members meet
with Obama. 66 I Thought Leaders
Martha VanGeem, PE, LEED
16 I Industry Data AP, principal engineer in build- COVER: The 695,000-sf Maricopa County Court
ing science and sustainability at Tower, currently under construction in Phoenix,
18 I On the Drawing Board CTLGroup, on the new ASHRAE will process up to 56,000 court cases a year when
Las Vegas city hall; SOM’s Beijing high-performance green building it opens in 2012. BIM and integrated project
‘gateway’; Phoenix’s Musical Instru- standard 189.1. delivery have kept it on schedule.
ment Museum; Georgia Aquarium’s RENDERING: GOULDEVANS
$110 million dolphin exhibit.
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90. Designers Consultants & Associates
Competing in a
World Market
P
rofessional development? Check 5 editors that Designers Consultants & Associates offers many of
Generous benefits? Check 5 the same benefits, education opportunities, and employee perks
Team building? Check 5 as other leading firms that have won our “Best AEC Firms to
Sustained growth? Check 5 Work For” honor since the inception of the program in 2006.
Founded in 1994, Designers Consultants & With one big difference: Designers Consultants & Associates
Associates is a 53-person design firm that spe- is based in the ancient city of Cairo, Egypt, making the firm’s
cializes in hospitality (including luxurious float- forward-thinking, Western-style benefits and programs all the
ing hotels), restaurants, and retail—not to mention the oc- more impressive, and earning Designers a spot on this year’s list
casional private villa. of top design and construction firms to work for.
During the judging process, it quickly became clear to the Let’s take a look at how this progressive firm has brought fresh
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91. ideas in professional development, employee benefits, team spir-
it, and strong business growth to the land of the Pharaohs.
ENCOURAGING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The firm’s in-house educational programs—the equivalent of
American-style lunch-and-learns—include a monthly event
hosted by the firm’s information architect that touches on new
materials and products, sustainable design and construction,
and new design and policy issues influencing the firm’s work.
A second series of monthly programs (as many as four per
month) are hosted by outside experts within the local AEC
industry, to discuss issues of importance to the design and en-
gineering fields.
In addition to in-house education, employees are encour-
aged to take continuing education courses or pursue ad-
vanced degrees. The firm works with these staff members to
reconfigure work hours and project loads to accommodate
their class schedules.
Managing partners Raef Azouz and Emad Khouzam serve as
mentors to the firm’s senior design and engineering staff, who
in turn serve as mentors to the junior staff members. The firm’s
close relationships with some of the country’s other AEC firms
allows Designers Consultants & Associates staff to form out-
side mentoring relationships—a nontraditional approach, but
one that has worked well for Designers.
UNUSUAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Under Egyptian law, employers contribute 26% of an employees’
salary to social insurance, while employees contribute 14%. At
Designers Consultants & Associates, the firm pays 100% of
employees’ social and medical insurance.
The firm also provides assistance in overcoming one of the
more arduous and expensive tasks of everyday life in Egypt—
opening up a bank account.The firm helps employees open such
accounts, affording them the opportunity to get personal ATM
cards as well as corporate credit cards. As a result of having this
relationship with a bank, employees have been able to obtain
personal loans to purchase housing, furniture, and vehicles.
The firm’s offices are a shade of green, offering natural day-
lighting and two large outdoor spaces. Air conditioning—
something American white-collar workers take for granted, but
by no means a guaranteed amenity to those working in offices
in sweltering Cairo—cools the Designers office, thus enhanc-
ing employee productivity.
Other Western-style benefits are also offered. Monetary
bonuses are given in recognition of outstanding project work.
And flex time—hardly a common practice in Egypt—is also
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SUSTAINING GROWTH IN THE BUSINESS
Finally, managing partners Azouz and Khouzam have worked
hard to make Designers Consultants & Associates a firm of
growth and opportunity.
In just the past few years—some of the roughest for the design
and construction industry worldwide—the firm grew in size by
more than 50%, from 34 employees in 2007 to 53 employees
currently, and they anticipate additional hires during 2010.
The firm has also expanded beyond its original markets,
Egypt and Libya, to pursue work in places as diverse as Togo,
Gabon, Tanzania, Eritrea, Tunisia, Rwanda, Uganda, and
Guinea. BD+C
— Jay W. Schneider, Senior Editor
available to support work/life balance, allowing employees who
qualify to tend to family matters or other personal concerns.
Team building is also a major consideration. Firm-wide events Floating hotels are a niche market within the hospitality
and outings occur several times each year, giving employees a sector, and the firm’s luxurious vessels are decked out
chance to bond while celebrating New Year’s Eve together at in rich wood and modern appointments, and offer—no
the big bash the office hosts, or a day of bowling, or playing surprise here—amazing water views.
ping-pong and basketball during a visit to a sports club. A road Check out some of the firm’s newest floating
trip to the historic city of Alexandria offered another chance for properties:
Designers Consultants & Associates to build on the spirit of http://bit.ly/aA19tn
family that makes the firm such a desirable place to work. http://bit.ly/agQzHZ
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93. APPRAISAL CERTIFICATIONS
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96. Cairo in 27/9/2004
Ref no# 650/04
Dear Eng. Emad Khouzam,
"DESIGNERS" Office
Greetings,
After great effort and hard work all DESIGNERS staff shared in and
you were the most important member among them, thanks be to God, the
opening of "Hilton Hurghada Resort" has been achieved, of which had the works
of refurbishment and developing all guest rooms and suites of front area.
In this occasion, I thank you and all your assistants and express my
great appreciation to all the effort you have done and all fruitful co-operation
which made the Resort in its new look, surrounded by admiration and appraisal of
everyone.
I wish that we continue co-operating in future projects.
Thanks & best regards,
Mohamed Abdullah El-Ogaily
General Manager & Delegated Member