I had been invited to visit L’Amandier for about three months and finally got there last Sunday. And now I wonder…why did it take me so long ? Just the thrill of leaving behind the chaos of Marrakech gives you such a wonderful feeling of freedom that is hard to explain. It is just outside the red city that the excitement of the journey [...]
We are delighted to introduce a guest blogger…Maria Bazan
Posted by Maria Bazan on June 4th, 2009 · Leave a comment
Categories: Local Chatter
Tags: · atlas mountains building, country villas morocco, development of luxury villas, Local opinion Ouirgane villa development, moroccan villa development, Moroccan villas, peaceful development
Windows of opportunity…
Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on April 2nd, 2009 · Leave a comment
Now let it first be said that we love Nick, our esteemed architect. He is a gentle soul with a passion for design and also the beautiful land of Morocco. He likes things done right, but will bend with grace to compromises that must sometimes be met when London based architects meet Moroccan builders. OK, [...]
Categories: Construction and Progress · Design and Interiors
Tags: · atlas mountains building, Atlas Mountains development, building morocco, construction Morocco, investment in Morocco, moroccan proprety, Moroccan views, property Marrakech
Site Visit (5th March)
Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on March 14th, 2009 · Leave a comment
When I first heard the term, gros œuvre , I thought, given my non-too-perfect French, that I had misheard and we were talking about a ‘large egg’. In retrospect this was not far off the mark, as it actually refers to ‘the shell’; the stage in the construction of a building that you achieve before [...]
Categories: Construction and Progress · Uncategorized
Tags: · atlas mountains building, berber houses, building morocco, Moroccan villas, morocco chimneys, morocco electrics, morocco investment
