architecture
tamnougalt workshops /
We have updated all the information on the workshop we organised last February (with Kasbah de Caïds and Labina) in Tamnougalt, Zagora (Morocco). Click on the image.
garden in doctora soraya /
Intervention in a small plot in order to provide a place to contemplate the view over the sea and a playground for children. A new urban space determined by the geometry of the plot, the trees and the landscape. More information here.
laatiris-shimi house /
When friends (and artists) Faouzi Laatiris and Batoul Shimi send you an email:
We do not forget the artwork we promised you because the present (the house plans) you did us it is a project that makes us feel good every day.
Thank you so much
More information about this project, here.
square in la reina, ceuta /
After one year, it seems the works for the urban renovation in La Reina neighbourhood are going to start very soon, according to the publications on local medias (El Faro de Ceuta, Ceuta al Día).
It is a small project but once again we tried to provide the maximum of confort to inhabitants with the minimum budget (this time, 60 000€). We also dedicated a lot of time to design the wooden benches instead of choosing them from a catalog. For more information about the project click on the image.
sakhra march 2019 /
In September 2018, we (Abdeljalil Saouli, Gilles Aubry and myself) started to work on an artistic project in Moulay Bouchta Al Khamar, a village situated 75 km north of Fez. We met in Moulay Bouchta to explore the possibilities this place offer to contemporary culture, guided by Abdeljalil who grew up there and decided to come back and settle down after his studies at the art school of Tetouan (Institut National des beaux-arts de Tétouan).
Read Moresakhra /
Things to do in Moulay Bouchta Al-Khamar (Taounate, Morocco) in March. 3 days of artistic interventions, promenades and conversations on habitat, listening and environment.
An artistic project proposed by Abdeljalil Saouli (Moroccan visual artist), Gilles Aubry (Swiss sound artist) and Carlos Perez Marin (Spanish architect).
talks and round tables in 2018 /
This year I had the chance to talk in Ceuta, Fez, Zagora, Bir Gandouz (Dakhla) and Marrakesh about Saharan caravans, architectural heritage, nomadism, territory and urban planning in the desert, water and contemporary culture. Thanks a lot to Aula permanente de formación abierta (Granada University), Takafes, Forum International des Oasis, Ministère de l’Aménagement (Morocco) and Le 18 for trusting me.
diversité culturelle dans l'héritage architectural colonial /
En janvier 2018, nous avons parlé du patrimoine colonial au Maroc, une rencontre organisée par TAKAFES. Maintenant l'audio des conférences est aussi disponible sur R22, La webradio des arts et du commun:
Les images sont disponible sur ce lien.
conference l'architecture espagnole de tétouan /
Retour sur la conférence "l'Architecture Espagnole de Tétouan" dans le cadre de la "3ème journées de l'héritage colonial des villes marocaines" organisées par Takafes Art et qui a eu lieu le 27 janvier 2018 à l'Instituto Cervantes de Fez.
sidi bou othmane /
Abandoned water tank and a dam built during the Almohad dynasty (12th century) in Sidi Bou Othmane, near Marrakech. Amazing space and incredible construction made in rammed earth.
oulad othmane and tinmasla /
The second stay was in Oulad Othmane Kasbah, another imposant place, where we had the occasion of talking to the owner, Abdel Majid, who told us the story of his family, the old cadi of the kasbah, with some interesting revelations about the slaves, the main research topic of Amado Alfadni.
tinmasla
The ksar of Tinmasla (with the zawya of the same name) is among the 5 most important spiritual centres in Zagora. This fact has a reflection in the architecture, because the number of marabouts and also the mosque with its minaret. There were only 5 minarets in the valley, today, only three left...
tamnougalt /
The first stop of our study trip (in the framework of Beyond Qafila Thania and Qanat, organised by Marsad Drâa+CeRCCa+Le 18), was Tamnougalt, a ksar with a kasbah used by one of the most important caids of the region and a place where caravans payed taxes. Besides the Museum of Caid's Kasbah is quite impressive and an excellent place to stay as the researches and artists (Amado Alfadni, Pau Cara, Francesca Masoero, Leire Vergara and Heidi Vogels) could experience.
We also had the opportunity of visiting another ksar, Takatarte.
Tamnougalt
Takatarte
dimensions of a desert /
In 2010 I came to the desert for the first time. 7 years laters my researches brought me from architectural habitats to non architectural habitats. This a a description of my journey. (Click on the image).
20 years ago /
On a day like today, 20 years ago, I became an architect with this Final Year Project, a school of architecture in Seville (Spain).
You will find all the thoughts, sketches, plans and models on this link:
