This house is projected on a north-south oriented plot and features a blind façade on the street while being largely open on the side and the back with the south oriented garden.

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Architects: Driss Kettani Architecte

Location: Casablanca, Morocco

Architect In Charge: Driss Kettani

Area: 450.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Collaborators: Yassine El Aouni, Rachid El Maataoui

Landscaping: Atelier Bertrand Houin

Structure: BET Rouane

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

From the architect. This house is projected on a north-south oriented plot and features a blind façade on the street while being largely open on the side and the back with the south oriented garden.
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

The plan ?silhouette? is the consequence of the urban rules and the need to perfectly fit with the adjoining house on the east.

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

The disadvantageous north orientation on the street and the presence of existing high enclosure walls are here an opportunity to revisit some of the traditional house codes, while maintaining at the same time transparency and spatial fluidity.

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

A chicane entrance, highlighted by a set of black and gray-blue traditional tiles walls emphasizes th...