I am constantly surprised at how ‘in-house’ it is possible to keep supplies and services throughout the duration of the project here at L’Amandier. It’s a hive of activity and keeps the local labour employed, but also saves unecessary transport and haulage (a plus for ecological reasons). A few weeks ago, I arrived on site [...]
Entries on L'Amandier from July 2010
Keeping it local: manufacturing bricks on site
Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on July 23rd, 2010 · Leave a comment
Categories: Construction and Progress
Tags: · Atlas Mountains development, making bricks, Marocaine villas à la proximité de Marrakech, Moroccan construction, Sustainable building
Build phase 2 at L’Amandier villas
Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on July 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment so far
Early in the year, preparations began for the second phase of building at L’Amandier. Our architect Nick consulted his plans, produced an extremely long tape measure and directed us all in a remarkably simple method of positioning the next phase of villas to their exact places on the land. The ‘chairs’ (the seats of the [...]
Categories: Construction and Progress
Tags: · Atlas Mountains development, Atlas Mountains villas, building morocco, construction Morocco, country villas morocco, Marocaine villas à la proximité de Marrakech
