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Video presentation of Guelmim School of Technology

Situated in Guelmin, 200 kilometres south of Agadir and known as the “door of the Sahara”, the School was conceived in line with a policy of decentralisation and making education more accessible to those living in remote areas. Comprising a 250-seat lecture hall, classrooms, laboratories, study rooms, library, offices, sports grounds and staff accommodation, the campus is connected by a series of canopies that create sheltered walkways and seating areas along the north/south axis dividing the campus into two. This organisation makes for readability and clarity of the various elements of the project, while preserving the diversity of the programme. Principally rough-rendered reinforced concrete, buildings are linked by courtyards and partially covered walkways with metal and timber elements. Their volume is massive, yet this scaling finds balance with the projecting windows, louvers and narrow openings repeated throughout. Thermal considerations informed the design, including the orientation, window shading and natural ventilation. Low, massive and with varying volumes, the architecture is boldly contemporary but inspired by its context. Exterior walls are painted ochre, blending with the landscape and the town. In dramatic contrast, interiors are painted in immaculate white. Local stone was used for the terrazzo flooring. The landscaping minimises water use through a choice of local plants and natural ornamental rockeries. Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Guelmim School of Technology

Offering much-needed study opportunities for young people across southern Morocco, the Taroudant faculty complex draws inspiration from the region’s architectural heritage, including kasbahs and riads. At its heart, a series of gardens on a north–south axis allows natural ventilation for the flanking buildings, which are closed to east and west to protect from the summer sun. Spatial dynamism is created by the combination of low, massive, ochre-rendered buildings with airy walkways and intimate outdoor spaces framing views of the surrounding landscape. The simple forms and reinforced concrete construction are designed for earthquake resistance. Local materials are favoured for detailing, such as terrazzo flooring and some solid stone. Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Taroudant Polydisciplinary Faculty

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The out-of-town site for this higher technical education college, with a total surface of 7,186 m2, generated a desire to recreate urbanity through an organisation around an axial scheme. The various buildings, with ochre-coloured exteriors, are separated to allow maximum ventilation and natural lighting and are connected by a set of external paths, squares, covered parking spaces and gardens, to accentuate this notion of urbanity. The design choices and the adoption of passive solutions enable the project to achieve a particular environmental efficiency through features such as natural ventilation, natural lighting, solar protection at openings, dual-skins and walls as windbreaks. Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Laâyoune University of Technology

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The three-storey competition-winning building contains kindergarten, primary-, middle-, and high-school classrooms for up to 1,500 students. Facilities for the younger children occupy the southern end, and those for older students are to the north; between them are support functions and common spaces including a 250-seat theatre and indoor and outdoor sports facilities on the ground floor; a large cafeteria and a library on the third floor; and offices on each level. Upper portions of the brick and poured-concrete structure are white-stuccoed; the ground floor is clad in local stone.&nbsp;Massing is relieved by setbacks and planted terraces; the roof is also planted and contains solar panels to generate electricity; sun-shades also help mitigate solar gain. Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Jacques Chirac School Group

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