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HASSAN II MUSEUM
A museum designed to showcase the struggles the Moroccan people had to endure during colonisation period.
Intro
Embark on a visual journey through the heart of Casablanca, Morocco, where my team and I crafted a Museum of Independence War. Collaborating during my final architecture internship, we chose a strategic site next to the iconic "HASSAN II MOSQUE." Casablanca, the economic port of Morocco, symbolizes the struggles of colonization, making it the perfect backdrop.
Our museum is a tribute to the resilient spirit of a people fighting for freedom. Morocco's rich Islamic, Arabic, and Amazigh heritage served as our design inspiration. Join us in resurrecting history through a captivating fusion of architecture and culture, breathing life into the narrative of a nation's struggle for independence.
Technical Drawings
The different spaces of the museum can be grouped in three functions:
the exhibition, the public space and staff space. The public spaces are composed of offices, technical research area and storage. The museum has two main entrances which are the public entrance for the visitors and the staff entrance for the workers. So, the workers and the visitor’s have a different circulation to keep the public and private area separated.
Technology
The site features carefully installed lights to ensure optimal illumination day and night. Three main colors—red, green, and white—representing elements of the Moroccan flag were strategically placed. Red symbolizes sacrifice, green signifies unity, and white represents peace. The design pays homage to Moroccan architecture with an atrium inspired by the Andalusian style. The skylight provides ample daylight, while the parametric exterior wall controls it. The use of traditional materials, including Moroccan tiles, zellige, and marble stone, further emphasizes the blend of old and modern architectural styles.
Aesthetics
In an attempt to link the old with the new/ the history with the future, we
tried to make the shape of the building as a modern form whilst keeping the history within its interior, a history represented by the atrium in the middle insinuating the famous Moroccan Riyad forms.
The design consists of three floors each related to a specific period.
the first floor we designed was darker than the other two floors with no daylight only from the skylight in the centre, symbolizing the dark years Morocco used to live, Pre-colonial time in which the country was divided into tribes hating each other.
As you climb the exterior stairs to the second floor you feel the progress and development Morocco tried to make in the colonial period Colonized by three countries at the same time, Morocco suffered for years until independence.
A history we tried to insinuate through the maximizing of daylight entering the building and the use of parametric walls in the exhibition best showcasing the future awaiting ahead.
Intro
Technical Drawings
Technology
Aesthetics
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Fath Yassine
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