I'M IN ARCHITECTURE

ANAMORPHOSE DU CONTEXTE

DAR AL BAIDA, CASABLANCA THE WHITE HOUSE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CROSS ROAD OF SEVERAL CIVILIZATIONS. THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CREATE AN ATRACTIVE POINT BETWEEN THE MEDINA AND THE MOSQUE HASSAN II CLOSE TO THE NEW TRAMWAY AS A NEW CENTER FOR TRADING FOOD.

WE BEND THE AREAL VIEW WITH AN ANAMORPHOSIS. THE BENDED STREETS CREATE NEW LINES OF STRUCTURE THAT ARE TRANSPOSED IN CONTEXT. THIS VORTEX BRINGS OUT THE SOIL FROM THE GROUND. THE FEEDING EARTH IS EXTRUDED BY THE STRUCTURE AND CREATE A ROUND SHAPE SPACE FOR THE MARKET DURING THE DAY. THIS STRUCTURE IS A LANDMARK FOR THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD «IN BETWEEN» IN THE AFTERNOON,

THIS MARKET IS A MEETING POINT FOR ALL GENERATIONS. ITS SPACE BENEATH THE STREET LEVEL BRINGS A MOMENT OF PEACE FROM THE LOUDNESS OF THE CITY.

GAME TABLES, SKATERS COULD USE THIS SPACE FORM WITH 2 RAMPS. THE ROOF SHAPED BY THE VORTEX WILL COLLECT RAIN WATER DRAINED INTO THE UNDERGROUND LEVEL TO WATER TANKS. THIS WATER AFTER BEEING FILTERED WILL BE RE-USED TO CLEAN THE MARKET. THE UNDERGROUND LEVEL IS USED AS A PARKING UNDERNEATH THE STREETS.

AT NIGHT, EVENTS SUCH AS CONCERTS AND PERFORMANCES WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE GROUND AND UPPER LEVELS.

IT’S MORE THAN A MARKET IT’S A GATHERING SPACE FOR ALL GENERATIONS AND CULTURES.