Ocean Seven, 2020

PLANNING's design comprises seven apartment towers within a 17acre landscaped park and will feature the tallest residential tower along the Eastern African coastline at 25 storeys (all the way from Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt to Durban in South Africa). Located on the beach-front on Kenya's North coast and 20kms from the city of Mombasa an existing resort and business center is being transformed into a high-density luxury residential and retail mixed-use development. The carefully arranged towers ensure ocean views and natural cross ventilation to apartments while allowing sea breezes to penetrate the site.

The development will house two commercial towers providing over 200 000 square feet of letable space and five residential towers accommodating 325 apartments each with unhindered views to the ocean. A bold approach is being taken on sustainability both environmental and economic with water conservation (through rain-water harvesting treating and recycling) energy efficiency (through passive cooling and ventilation design systems) and climate-specific design (through use of solar reflective and rust-resistant materials for the building fabric).