Competition results https://hmmd.org/gb/competition-winners/cbr

Rooted in a context of terrorist attack, the Casablanca Bombing
Rooms seek to bring together the local community for collective gathering,
learning, and cultural exchange in the quest for peace. As such,
the library / exhibition space / cultural center is tasked with raising
awareness as well as fulfilling its role as a social destination in Casablanca.
The diverse program calls for a variety of spaces, ranging from
dark to light, solitary to collective, and passive versus active.
CONCEPT DESCRIPTION.
This project is a message of hope and a symbol of rebirth.
Ruins are becoming sharing and learning places.
This project is articulated around a public space : on one side a source
of light for the library and on the other side a space of exhibition for the
city.
The exhibition space is composed of these three steps :
- Knowledge
- Strength
- Exchange
The first room, through its darkness and closeness, gives one information
about attacks in the world.
Further, the journey continues in a lightly path with stairs of glass leading
to the top of the building. This climbing is a metaphor of hope. It
contains exhibitions related to happiness : weddings, births, cultural
events etc...
Finally, on the top, a cafeteria surrounded by a garden invites people
to have discussion and share opinions.
This monumental building today is an open injury. However, nature is
stronger and life continues. Very quick the building will be recovered
by plants : a nice victory against terrorism !