Descartes School / Arpio Architects

For 27 years, the architecture and design firm ARPIO has been developing an innovative and sustainable approach to delivering large-scale projects in Morocco and beyond. ARPIO ARCHITECTS, in collaboration with Coco Architecture, winners of the international competition organized by the French Embassy and the AEFE, are reimagining the Lycée Descartes in Rabat. They have developed a concept based on the traditional house organized around a central courtyard, sometimes planted, to manage light, wind, and sunlight. The aim is energy efficiency and sustainability, to create optimal thermal and acoustic comfort that benefits both students and teachers.