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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The first villa is (almost) complete…

Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on September 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments so far

I’ve been slack and am long overdue for a blog post. To be fair, I have actually been really very busy, along with the rest of the team. Does that count as an excuse for the lack of blogging? But the good news is…we have finished Villa 5! Can I tell you that, due to [...]

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Catching deadlines by the tail…

Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on August 22nd, 2009 · Leave a comment

Deadlines are definitely a moving target in Morocco. If you can run fast enough to catch hold of its tail to rein it in, you are doing well. When I asked a tradesman this week, ‘which day will you be finished?’, his helpful answer was that, ‘in Morocco, one, two, or four days late is [...]

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