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A planned redesign of Casablanca's financial district by Paris-based Hamonic + Masson & Associés uses the city's vernacular architecture to create a contemporary building typology in Casa Anfa. The architectural practice won a city-sponsored competition for its commitment to cultural heritage and sustainability, expressed through a set of staggered glass towers.
The plans for Lot 65-2 call for the construction of approximately 150 homes totalling 15,850 square metres, with supplementary ground-level retail ensuring a constant jolt of activity. An L-shaped building with alternating fritted glass patterns would host two towers on its far ends. A terraced block of residences will join them, while greenery cascades over the balconies.
The towers have been arranged at an orientation that would afford their resident the best views of the neighbourhood. The development aims to establish a dialogue between the new builds and the surrounding urban fabric of the city by paying homage to the architectural history of the region. Finer details and images will be released in the coming months, revealing more of the development's all-encompassing intentions.
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