Zaha Hadid Architects have unveiled plans for an office and retail development called The Stone Towers in Cairo, Egypt.

The project is located in the Stone Park district of Cairo and will provide office and retail facilities to a rapidly expanding Cairo.

The 525,000 sq m development also includes a five-star business hotel with serviced apartments, retail with food and beverage facilities and sunken landscaped gardens and plaza called the “Delta”.

According to the architects, ancient Egyptian stonework incorporates a vast array of patterns and textures that, when illuminated by the sunlight of the region, creates animated displays of light and shadow.

The facades on the North and South elevations of each building within Stone Towers adopts a rich vocabulary of alternating protrusions, recesses and voids to enhance the deep reveal shadow lines that accentuate the curvatures of each building within the development and animate the project throughout the day.