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Architects: Arpio Architects, CoCo architecture
- Area: 6700 m²
- Year: 2022
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Photographs:Jean-Claude Laffitte, Edouard Decam
Text description provided by the architects. CoCo architecture, representative of the project management team, was named the winner of the international competition organized by the French Embassy and the AEFE for the renovation and extension of the Lycée Français Descartes in Rabat. The project management team consists of CoCo architecture as lead contractor, Arpio architect as co-contractor, Diagonale, AcousticA, and BASE paysage. The openwork architecture, which connects directly with the tree canopy and creates a play of green spaces and patios, was particularly noteworthy at the AFEX 2023 awards. The French high school in Rabat has 200 students, from sixth grade to preparatory classes. Cramped in old buildings spread across two sites on either side of an avenue, the school launched this huge project to streamline and improve its aging facilities. The new buildings, therefore, have the dual purpose of resolving functional issues and creating a new, attractive image that contributes to France's cultural influence in Morocco.
