Building earth houses

23 Mar 2012

Building houses from earth in Morocco is like making sand castles but with fully grown children in the sand pit!

Building earth houses in Morocco by Max Lawrence Lawrence of Morocco

Here are a selection of photos of the building of Chez Max.  The house is located in the stunning village of Tagadert, 24 km from Marrakech on the Amizmiz road.  The houses are constructed of earth bricks ("tub" in Arabic).

 

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We had a fantastic time - thank you so much.

Max,

We had a fantastic time - thank you so much. We were so grateful that you recommended we do a bit of Marrakech and the Atlas - it was the perfect balance. We loved Les Deux Tours - didn’t want to leave and La Roserie though not as chic made up for it in other ways with such lovely …

Rebecca Eadie

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