A short project designed in situ for a place to play for the street children or Marrakech. The tower is placed in the Jamaa el Fna - the heart of the medina - so as to provide much-needed respite for the children who are otherwise confined to selling tissues and biscuits on the street.
I worked with Nezha Alaoui, Natasha Butler and Rachel O’Neill to create a series of spaces at the scale of the child, based upon our own memories of childhood; climbing, digging, gathering and hiding.
The levels are arranged in a hierarchy based upon height, starting with a door handle designed only for a child’s hand. These layers provide protection a give a sense of secrecy to the children; a chance for them to find their lost childhood.
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