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 [...]

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Fencing: supporting the wild pomegranate

Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on March 1st, 2010 · Leave a comment

It is on days like this that I sometimes ask myself why I am not sitting behind a comfortable desk in a clean office, with coffee on tap, logical emails to answer, and people around me that I understand. Instead, I spent my morning in Bab el Khmis; the noisy, industrial area of the Marakech [...]

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Skylights

Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on February 10th, 2010 · Leave a comment

Villa 6 was missing something vital for a while there. But now it feels complete. As you enter the villa into the central corridor you are struck by the sense of space and light, largely due to the 7 metre skylight running the length of the heart of the villa. There has been a lot [...]

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