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Architecture & Renovation

Craftsmanship, materials, building sites: the art of building and restoring.

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Anatomy of a riad: what lies behind the door

From the street, there is nothing to see. A blank wall, a studded door, sometimes a knocker. The riad does not put itself on show: it reveals itself room by room, its back turned to the city. A guided tour of a house designed from the inside out.

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Guide

Damp, cracks, tired beams: reading the ailments of a riad

A riad cannot keep up a lie for long. A stain at the foot of a wall, plaster that sounds hollow, a door that has only recently started to stick: every detail says something about the health of the house. The trick is knowing how to read it.

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The essentials on Marrakech riads, every week.

Market, heritage, renovation and law: a selection by our editors.