Rabat, Morocco

Architecture, places and human connections.

High-angle view of the Tagoukht courtyard: musicians in djellabas playing bendir drums at the centre, villagers and children gathered along the stone walls — TAGOUKHT · TASSAOUT VALLEY · MOROCCO

MIZAN Studio is a practice in architecture, strategic advisory and territorial project development, based in Rabat. We help our partners clarify their ambitions, structure their projects, coordinate expertise and move from intention to action, in Morocco, across Africa and in other contexts.

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Projects

Places for learning, gathering and sharing knowledge.

Elevated view of the project in the valley bed

Taddart Tagoukht

Places for learning and gathering

Tagoukht, Tassaout, MoroccoFrom 2023

Educational centre in the Aït Bouguemez landscape

Dar Douar

Education and empowerment

Idoukalen, Aït Bouguemez, Morocco2017

Bercy-Cavaillon community centre within tropical vegetation

Community Centres

Shared spaces in Bercy-Cavaillon, Jérémie and Baradères

Bercy-Cavaillon, Jérémie and Baradères, southern Haiti2025

3D render of the façade of a six-classroom block in earth brick, with outdoor galleries and orange metal staircases

School Environment Improvement

Public school renovation and extension

Multiple sites, ComorosFrom 2022

Render: the library in the tall grass of the valley, a child walking along the path

Enveloped by the Forest

A library among the trees

Rubagabaga, Rwanda2018

La Fabrique des Arts

A place for arts and music

Port-au-Prince, Haiti2024

Our activities

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Three complementary activities.

Strategic advisory & project development

Clarify needs, define programmes and establish the conditions for developing projects.

Architecture & contextual design

Design places attentive to uses, resources and local know-how.

Project owner support & coordination

Support the project owner’s decisions, connect stakeholders and coordinate expertise throughout the project.

Two builders raise a rammed-earth wall, one at the top of the wall with a basket of soil and one below, against rocky mountain slopes

Our approach

Understand the context. Build together.

We reveal what connects people to places. Every project begins by listening to its context, users and resources. MIZAN works with local actors and brings together architects, engineers, craftspeople and development partners according to each project’s needs.

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