Hillside Art Retreat
Middle East & Africa
View Project
Sofitel Legend Pyramids
- Location
- Cairo, Egypt
- Client
- ADTIC
- Services
- Architecture, Landscape Architecture
- Sector
- Hospitality
A hotel in sight of the Giza Plateau
Benoy is designing the architecture and landscape of Sofitel Legend Pyramids Giza, a 302-key five-star hotel on El-Remaya Square in the Haram district of Cairo. The scheme sits within 500 metres of the Grand Egyptian Museum and in direct sight of the Giza Pyramids. Developed by Abu Dhabi Tourism Investment Company, the hotel will be operated by Accor under its Sofitel Legend brand. Opening is scheduled for late 2027, with the property expanding the Sofitel Legend portfolio to eight.
Dates2027
Size
47,400m2
Three courtyards orient the building toward the pyramids
The plan is organised around three courtyards, each set to frame views of the pyramids and structure the guest journey across the site. Planting, water and shaded thresholds bring scent, sound and shifting light into the experience, extending the architecture into the landscape and moving guests between interior and exterior spaces. The programme is distributed around the courtyards, guest rooms, suites, restaurants, banquet and event facilities, and retail, so that arrival, circulation and rest unfold against a framed view of the Giza Plateau – the site most guests have travelled for.
Material language responds to the ancient context
The building form is shaped in response to the geometry and mass of the structures it overlooks, reading as contemporary while referencing the Pyramids beyond. Locally sourced materials tie the hotel to the colour and texture of the surrounding desert and to the construction traditions of the region. The result is a hotel that takes its cue from its setting rather than competing with it, calibrated to the cultural weight of one of the most significant archaeological sites in the world.
