Private Estate - D.D
Marrakech, Morocco ( 2010 - 2020 )
Set within a vast 25-hectare estate, the property unfolds as a carefully orchestrated sequence of landscapes and architectural transitions. Designed within gardens conceived by Jean Mus, the arrival begins through expansive parkland before passing behind enclosed walls into a second, more intimate garden world that leads towards the residence. Access to the house itself is deliberately indirect: a dramatic descent leads to a monumental domed underground arrival court and parking structure, from which a private lift carries visitors upward into the principal gardens. Here, the house reveals itself as a composition set on water, forming a reflective architectural platform where the first sculptural work appears, floating at the threshold of the residence.
The architectural language of the house is defined by scale, layering, and controlled revelation. An eight-metre entrance door opens onto a sequence of spaces articulated by screens, monumental doors, and a ceiling installation of fifty-six hand-blown chandeliers suspended in rhythmic formation. Throughout the interior and gardens, sculptures, screens, skylights, and signature lighting elements are integrated into the fabric of the architecture, creating a continuous dialogue between structure, light, water, and form. These elements are not placed as decoration, but as spatial anchors, shaping how the house is perceived, navigated, and experienced from one zone to the next.
Designed by Imad Rahmouni, the residence was developed through close collaboration between the architect, the client, and Yahya, with the spatial conception of the house and the artistic interventions evolving in parallel. From the earliest stages, the architecture was structured to create precise settings for the artworks, from water basins designed to host floating sculptures, to spatial axes conceived to frame installations and sightlines. Interior and exterior spaces were treated as a single continuous composition, allowing artworks, lighting, and architectural elements to function as one unified language. While the estate contains a vast number of commissioned works across gardens, public spaces, circulation areas, and private interiors, much of the project remains deliberately undocumented, preserving the privacy and exclusivity of this exceptional private residence.
Photography Credit: Warren Wesley Patterson - Emilio Rouach
Private Estate - D.D
Marrakech, Morocco ( 2010 - 2020 )
Set within a vast 25-hectare estate, the property unfolds as a carefully orchestrated sequence of landscapes and architectural transitions. Designed within gardens conceived by Jean Mus, the arrival begins through expansive parkland before passing behind enclosed walls into a second, more intimate garden world that leads towards the residence. Access to the house itself is deliberately indirect: a dramatic descent leads to a monumental domed underground arrival court and parking structure, from which a private lift carries visitors upward into the principal gardens. Here, the house reveals itself as a composition set on water, forming a reflective architectural platform where the first sculptural work appears, floating at the threshold of the residence.
The architectural language of the house is defined by scale, layering, and controlled revelation. An eight-metre entrance door opens onto a sequence of spaces articulated by screens, monumental doors, and a ceiling installation of fifty-six hand-blown chandeliers suspended in rhythmic formation. Throughout the interior and gardens, sculptures, screens, skylights, and signature lighting elements are integrated into the fabric of the architecture, creating a continuous dialogue between structure, light, water, and form. These elements are not placed as decoration, but as spatial anchors, shaping how the house is perceived, navigated, and experienced from one zone to the next.
Designed by Imad Rahmouni, the residence was developed through close collaboration between the architect, the client, and Yahya, with the spatial conception of the house and the artistic interventions evolving in parallel. From the earliest stages, the architecture was structured to create precise settings for the artworks, from water basins designed to host floating sculptures, to spatial axes conceived to frame installations and sightlines. Interior and exterior spaces were treated as a single continuous composition, allowing artworks, lighting, and architectural elements to function as one unified language. While the estate contains a vast number of commissioned works across gardens, public spaces, circulation areas, and private interiors, much of the project remains deliberately undocumented, preserving the privacy and exclusivity of this exceptional private residence.