Location:Giza, Egypt
Associate with SWA Group; Client: TMG

Timeless / Iconic / Immersive

Mena House Giza traces its origins to the mid-19th century, when it was built as a royal hunting lodge for Khedive Ismail near the Giza Plateau, offering direct views of the pyramids. Completed around the period of the Suez Canal opening, it later became a luxury hotel in the 1880s and evolved into one of the Middle East’s most prestigious hospitality landmarks, hosting royalty, political leaders, and cultural figures. Its historical significance deepened further as the site of the 1943 Cairo Conference during World War II.

The hotel is defined by two distinct architectural layers: the historic palace and the contemporary courtyard development. The current landscape work seeks to restore the palace gardens and Churchill Garden while upgrading pools, dining terraces, spa gardens, and event spaces. Historic photographs were studied to preserve key viewsheds, garden walls, paths, lawns, fences, and artisanal wood details.

New contemporary landscape interventions are carefully inserted between the palace and the pyramids, including a pool experience and event lawn facing the Giza Plateau. The design balances heritage and modern luxury, using local materials and craftsmanship to create an elevated hospitality landscape in the shadow of the last remaining Wonder of the Ancient World.