Chefcheouen Homes (1956)*

Artist/Designer: Designer Unknown

Project Location: Morocco

Figure 1: Chefchaouen Home, Morocco. Source: Unknown, Morrocco - Various Interiors. ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2014 )

Figure 2: Chefchaouen Home, Morocco. Source: Unknown, Morrocco - Various Interiors. ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2014 )

Figure 3: Chefchaouen Home, Morocco. Source: Unknown, Morrocco - Various Interiors. ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2014 )

Figure 4: Chefchaouen Home, Morocco. Source: Unknown, Morrocco - Various Interiors. ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2014 )

Figure 5: Chefchaouen Home, Morocco. Source: Unknown, Morrocco - Various Interiors. ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2014 )

Style/Period(s):
Vernacular

Primary Material(s):
Paint

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Wikipedia Commons. "Chefchaouen." | Accessed : April 8, 2014

Significant Date(s):
20th Century

Additional Information:
A traditional Moroccan home in the city of Chefcheouen. The entire city is comprised of blue buildings. Today, this building is used as a bed and breakfast.

Publications/Texts in Print

Elleh, Nnamdi. African Architecture: Evolution and Transformation. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.

Reiter, Christiane, and Angelika Taschen. Morocco Style: Exteriors, Interiors, Details. Köln: Taschen, 2004.

Seward, Pat, Orin Hargraves, and Ruth Bjorklund. Morocco. New York : Cavendish Square Publishing, 2016.

Building Address
Chefchaouen, Morocco

Significant Dates
Founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rached El Alami.
Spanish captured Chefchaouen in 1920.
City returned to in 1956.

Supporting Designer/Staff
N/A

Tags
Morocco, Jewish Architecture, Jewish diaspora, Spanish colonialism, Morocco, 20th century

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