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Architectural Monographs

Climate Context:
The Oasis Bunker
No. 01Agafay Plateau, Morocco2024

The Oasis Bunker

Underground desert house in Agafay — Desert residential project

A desert house dug four meters into limestone so it can work with the climate instead of fighting it.

Structure
Post-tensioned concrete
Depth
4.2 meters below ground
Walls
600mm unstabilized rammed earth
Roof span
18.4 meter cantilever
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Kinetic Riad
No. 02Medina, Marrakech2024

Kinetic Riad

Adaptive courtyard roof in Marrakech — Renovation project

A courtyard renovation that makes use of local materials, moving shade, and evaporative cooling instead of forcing mechanically cooled air into the old walls.

Original walls
Historic fired brick and lime mortar
Moving roof
Titanium frame with Atlas cedar louvers
Ventilation
Stack effect chimney ventilation
Motors
Low power twelve volt actuators
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Invisible Store
No. 03Anfa, Casablanca2024

Invisible Store

Heated glass gallery in Casablanca — Commercial interior

A retail concept that shifts the display to the digital layer and uses the building itself to regulate climate.

Glass
Smart privacy double glazing
Switch speed
Twelve milliseconds
Heating system
Liquid cooled server heat exchanger
Floor system
Low temperature radiant pipes
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