Hotels and the Homeless

This research project in Marrakech was looking at the feasibility of introducing a hotel for tourists which would also couple as a home for the homeless, providing them with employment and facilities whilst also accommodating tourists in an exclusive hostel environment. Designed with passive lighting and self cooling trombe and convection ventilation, the aim was to provide a cheap to run and build design which integrated itself within the local streetscape. 

Status: Research

Area: Marrakech, Morocco