Overview
El Gouna is a large-scale coastal development located along Egypt’s Red Sea coastline, developed for Orascom. Initiated in the 1990s and extending across approximately 10 kilometres of waterfront, the project integrates a wide range of hospitality, residential and leisure components — including hotels, the renowned Abu Tig Marina, and an extensive collection of private villas — contributing to the creation of one of the Red Sea’s most distinctive and internationally recognised destinations.
Services
Masterplanning · Architectural Design
Client
Orascom
Location
Red Sea Coast, Egypt
The projects presented below represent a selection of works carried out within El Gouna. FDJ’s involvement in the destination spans a wider range of architectural and planning interventions developed over three decades.
AF Studio at El Gouna
Decades of design within a destination
FDJ Development Solutions is the natural evolution of AF Studio, the architectural practice that contributed to shaping El Gouna over three decades. Within this exceptional destination, AF Studio designed and delivered a significant portion of the built environment.
Abu Tig Marina — Masterplan
The Hill Complex — Site Plan
Architectural drawings by AF Studio — the practice from which FDJ Development Solutions was established.
Abu Tig Marina
A waterfront destination at the heart of El Gouna
Abu Tig Marina Town was conceived in response to El Gouna’s unique marine and coral landscape, requiring the marina basin to be excavated inland. Designed as a central waterfront destination, the project integrates approximately 30,000 sqm of mixed-use residential and commercial spaces organised around the marina. Restaurants and retail units activate the ground-floor promenade with terraces overlooking the waterfront, while upper-floor residences benefit from panoramic marina and sea views. Inspired by traditional Yemeni architecture reinterpreted through a contemporary lens, the project combines regional identity with modern coastal living.
Hill Club House
Resort living on the beachfront
Located on the beachfront area of El Gouna’s Hill compound, the Club House serves as a public amenity for Hill Villa residents and an extension of services for the adjacent Mövenpick Hotel. The programme includes pools, a health club, overhead terraces and a restaurant — all designed to complement the residential character of the surrounding villas.
A collection of private villas designed within the El Gouna masterplan, each reflecting the Mediterranean-Nubian architectural language that defines the destination’s character.