Referring to the materiality and sensuality of rural construction in Morocco, the Pavilion of Morocco presents a contemporary reinterpretation of traditional earthen structures.
Adobe is placed within enormous pre-fabricated wooden panels which are then mounted onto a wooden frame. This method adapts the use of traditional materials to industrialized construction methods. At the end of Expo Milan, the panels will be dismantled and re-used.
COUPE
Oualalou+Choi, Morocco Pavilion, “Morocco, A Journey of Flavors”, Expo Milano 2015. Sections
FACADE
Oualalou+Choi, Morocco Pavilion, “Morocco, A Journey of Flavors”, Expo Milano 2015. Elevations
PLAN RDC
Oualalou+Choi, Morocco Pavilion, “Morocco, A Journey of Flavors”, Expo Milano 2015. Ground floor plan
Morocco Pavilion, “Morocco, A Journey of Flavors”, Expo Milano 2015
Architects: Oualalou+Choi (Kilo)
Project Manager: Cristina Devizzi
Commissioner for Morocco: Fatim Zahra Ammor
Landscape: MB Paysages
Engineers: WIP, AIA
Scenography: GL Events
Area: 1,300 sqm