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Development in Fes, Morocco, Africa : Florence Square

Fez Development - design by Mikou Design Studio

22 Dec 2009 Florence place Fes, Morocco 2009 Design: Mikou Design Studio Florence Square, Fez Florence Square is situated in a strategic area in the new town of Fez. The square is structured by a main urban axis, a broad boulevard with a central island generating an important pedestrian flow. The remodeling of Florence Square in Fez aims to create a space for encounters and meetings at a pedestrian scale and the scale of the neighborhood, but also a place clearly identifiable as a representative part of the modern Fez. This symbolic place evokes Florence to the people of Fez, inspires and moves them. It is a vehicle for dialogue between cultures and recalls the journey of architectural forms. In designing the square, we were inspired by a strong and symbolic figure in the Florentine urban landscape, the octagonal form of the Baptistery of San Giovanni. We felt it essential to bring strong architectural elements to Florence square to give it an urban presence and limit it spatially. Florence place - Building Information Architect: Mikou Design Studio Salwa Mikou, Selma Mikou, Cécile Jalby, Iskra Pencheva, Gwenaël Jerrett, Ludivine Specht Client: City of Florence Programme: Urban piazza, underground parkings Surface: 10,000 m2 Location: Fez Date: competition 2009 Florence Square Fez images / information from Mikou Design Studio Mikou Design Studio

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