Volubilis Visitor Center, Meknes (Morocco)
Oualalou + Choi- Type Visitor center Culture / Leisure
- City Meknes
- Country Morocco
- Photograph Luc Boegly


Two hundred meters long but barely eight wide, the building is a succession of volumes attached to a retaining wall, sometimes pushed into the ground and in other cases lifted to capture views of the surroundings.
The area for receiving visitors and the hall for exhibitions shelter shaded spaces underneath that also use the rustic material palette of texturized concrete, wood, and pavements of locally sourced stone...[+]
Obra Work
Centro de visitantes de Volubilis, Mequínez (Marruecos)
Volubilis Visitor Center, Meknes (Morocco)
Cliente Client
Ministère de la Culture
Arquitectos Architects
Oualalou+Choi
Consultores Consultants
TESCO (ingeniería engineering); SOCOTEC Fes (oficina de control control office)
Contratista Contractor
Entreprise Stacer
Presupuesto Budget
6.400.000 €
Superficie Area
4.200 m²
Fotos Photos
Luc Boegly; Elio Germani