- Site-specific cases
The project was developed in Morocco by the multidisciplinary team Awal38. The proposal reclaims the development of efficient and sustainable living spaces for the region. The territory of Greater Ouarzazate is quite unique in terms of its historical identity (a conglomerate of historical sites, heritage buildings and landscapes which are marked by a rich film history) and good examples and practices of sustainable models of living (advanced solar energy complex, agricultural economy, knowledge of building with ecological materials and technologies). This area has an immense potential for becoming an exemplary case of sustainable development and a prototype of an architecture of the commons, as it has a historical reputation for producing world-class living structures from rammed earth and clay bricks (adobe). Two main challenges to this goal were detected: loss of local knowledge and lack of holistic vision in the development of new projects.
Online platform and broader communication action for the region which is centered on the expression of the needs and expectations of the local commons.
Model for a sustainable neighborhood.
Holistic vision of an oasis in Ouarzazate, Morocco, designed by Awal38.
A suspended monolith that will act as an artistic audiovisual installation, featuring three soundscapes: the people’s impressions about their city within the Greater Ouarzazate gathered during the project by Awal38, the Ahwach music from the region and the sound of builders, ramming the earth.
Three soundscapes: the people’s impressions about their city within the Greater Ouarzazate gathered during the project by Awal38, the Ahwach music from the region and the sound of builders, ramming the earth.
