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Aerial view of courtyard houses. Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Aerial view into a private courtyard. Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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A cluster of four residences. Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Aerial view into a courtyard. Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Entry court. Aerial view into a courtyard.
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The seating alcove is placed in the main room. Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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View into a courtyard. Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Courtyard Houses, Agadir, Morocco.
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Courtyard Houses
Award Cycle: 1978-1980 Cycle
Status: Award Recipient
Country of origin: Morocco
Location: Agadir, Morocco
Client: Moroccan Ministry of Interiors
Architect: Jean-François Zevaco
Completed: 1965
Part of a massive reconstruction effort that followed a disastrous earthquake in 1960, this ingeniously planned, compact, middle-income housing development consists of 17 units of single-storey row houses. So cleverly interlocked as to allow each house five private patios and a service court, living and sleeping rooms enjoy light and air from two directions. Winter sun enters all these spaces, while the summer heat is moderated by cross ventilation. Economical in their use of urban land, the dwellings were also inexpensive to build, are easy to maintain and are suited to the life-style of an urbanised middle-income Muslim population.