This study aims to discuss a heritage building from the first quarter of the Twentieth Century,
where the residential buildings are one of the fundamentals of urban cities' construction and
their proliferation is important for the continuity of city construction. Residential buildings
are one of the remarkable features of stability and city center to the extent that they have
become a criterion for reflecting the stages of the growth of the city. There is a commonly
known proverb that states that the man who has a child, plants a tree and builds a house
leaves a legacy for the next generations. By the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th
centuries, architecture has witnessed a breakthrough in terms of the styles of establishing
houses in Egypt. This was a consequence of Muhammad Ali's dynasty's influence by
European architecture styles and its artistic standards. 'Alawiyya dynasty adapted new
building styles which were distinct from those prevailing in Egypt in previous eras.
Muhammad Ali's dynasty's persistent desire- to turn Egypt into a piece of Europe especially
Cairo and Alexandria- has given its establishments a special and distinct style. The European
influences - which were symbols of progress, urbanization and civilization - were not limited
to Cairo as the capital of Egypt but they were transferred to other Egyptian cities, through the
rise of trade traffic let alone the development of transportation which contributed to their
spread then. In addition, the foreign architects and engineers circulated their foreign
architectural concepts and ideas in the north and south of Egypt as well as in capital cities.
Taking Al-Fashn city as an example, we could say that it has included a lot of residential
buildings that were established in the first half of the 20th century A.D. One of the buildings
that would be discussed in this study is Abd Al-Azim Abu El-Nil's house which represented
the domestic style of the residential buildings in provinces, where it has preserved the
domestic architectural traditions and is influenced by the European methods and styles in
terms of the architectural and ornamental elements. The study will adopt the descriptive
approach and analytical methodology for presenting this significant residential building
through architectural along with artistic study and publishing for the first time.