Site visit: the boys arrive for a July update

Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on July 27th, 2010 · Leave a comment

Anwar, Riaz and Nick all came for a visit this month, for a general progress inspection and a team catch up. Riaz proclaimed this was the greatest change he had seen between site visits. Obviously more buildings are sprouting up, but I think the green of the gardens makes a big difference. We are moving [...]

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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, [...]

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The road to L’Amandier

Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on March 2nd, 2009 · Leave a comment

The track, leading from the main road to the L’Amandier villas is a beautiful drive through a pine forest, flanked by mountains. But it’s been providing us with a few challenges over the last few weeks as a result of unprecedented rainfall. The earth became so wet and churned up that the trucks couldn’t make [...]

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