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The building is located in the Hay Ryad business district and is the headquarters of the telecommunications company ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.protenders.com/companies/delattre-levivier-maroc/projects/maroc-telecom-headquarters|title=Maroc Telecom Headquarters|access-date=July 11, 2020|work=Protenders.com|lang=fr}}</ref> It is 91 metres tall (139 metres including the antenna) and has 20 floors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20211204103943/https://www.emporis.fr/buildings/1191858/maroc-telecom-headquarters-rabat-morocco|title=Maroc Telecom Headquarters|access-date=April 12, 2021|work=emporis.fr via ]|lang=fr}}.</ref> It also houses an exhibition hall, a museum, a restaurant and an auditorium with a capacity of 600 people. The facility opened in 2013 and its inauguration included a ceremony that included fireworks, artists and performances, costing about 5 million Moroccan dirhams.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-09-09 |date=2021-10-28 |language=en-US |title=Terrell Group - Maroc Telecom Tower |url=https://www.terrellgroup.net/en/tour-maroc-telecom/ |website=Terrell Group}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4000/books.cjb.1129|title=Towards an appropriation by Morocco of its foreigners’ rights?|publisher=Centre Jacques-Berque|access-date=2024-09-09|isbn=978-9954-0-3620-4|pages=853–862|first=Nadia|last=Khrouz|lang=fr}}</ref> The building is located in the Hay Ryad business district and is the headquarters of the telecommunications company ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.protenders.com/companies/delattre-levivier-maroc/projects/maroc-telecom-headquarters|title=Maroc Telecom Headquarters|access-date=July 11, 2020|work=Protenders.com|lang=fr}}</ref> It is 91 metres tall (139 metres including the antenna) and has 20 floors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20211204103943/https://www.emporis.fr/buildings/1191858/maroc-telecom-headquarters-rabat-morocco|title=Maroc Telecom Headquarters|access-date=April 12, 2021|work=emporis.fr via ]|lang=fr}}.</ref> It also houses an exhibition hall, a museum, a restaurant and an auditorium with a capacity of 600 people. The facility opened in 2013 and its inauguration included a ceremony that included fireworks, artists and performances, costing about 5 million Moroccan dirhams.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-09-09 |date=2021-10-28 |language=en-US |title=Terrell Group - Maroc Telecom Tower |url=https://www.terrellgroup.net/en/tour-maroc-telecom/ |website=Terrell Group}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4000/books.cjb.1129|title=Towards an appropriation by Morocco of its foreigners’ rights?|publisher=Centre Jacques-Berque|access-date=2024-09-09|isbn=978-9954-0-3620-4|pages=853–862|first=Nadia|last=Khrouz|lang=fr}}</ref>


The tower has ] glass-panel facades and the access to the office areas is facilitated by 13 elevators. The upper levels of the building house auditoriums and presentation spaces. The tower has received recognition for providing high-standard ] with with particular attention towards energy management.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.terrellgroup.net/en/tour-maroc-telecom/|title=Maroc Telecom Tower|work=terrellgroup.net|publisher=Terrell Group|access-date=December 16, 2024}}</ref> The tower has ] glass-panel facades and the access to the office areas is facilitated by 13 elevators. The upper levels of the building house auditoriums and presentation spaces. The tower has received recognition for providing high-standard ] with particular attention towards energy management.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.terrellgroup.net/en/tour-maroc-telecom/|title=Maroc Telecom Tower|work=terrellgroup.net|publisher=Terrell Group|access-date=December 16, 2024}}</ref>


The tower needed to embody the elegance and promise of tradition while also appearing contemporary. Hence, the design was shaped by the delicate interplay that characterizes the finest edifices in the nation: interior and exterior, simplicity and opulence, warmth and chilliness, and so forth. These do not convey opposing relationships but instead create enchanting connections among themselves.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-09-09 |date=2013-02-18 |first=Afafe El |language=fr-FR |last=Ouali |title=Maroc Telecom : La nouvelle tour bientôt inaugurée... |url=https://www.infomediaire.net/newsarchives/maroc-telecom-la-nouvelle-tour-bientot-inauguree/ |website=Infomédiaire}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> The tower needed to embody the elegance and promise of tradition while also appearing contemporary. Hence, the design was shaped by the delicate interplay that characterizes the finest edifices in the nation: interior and exterior, simplicity and opulence, warmth and chilliness, and so forth. These do not convey opposing relationships but instead create enchanting connections among themselves.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-09-09 |date=2013-02-18 |first=Afafe El |language=fr-FR |last=Ouali |title=Maroc Telecom : La nouvelle tour bientôt inaugurée... |url=https://www.infomediaire.net/newsarchives/maroc-telecom-la-nouvelle-tour-bientot-inauguree/ |website=Infomédiaire}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>

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Skyscraper in Rabat, Morocco
Maroc Telecom HQ
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
LocationRabat, Morocco
AddressAvenue Annakhil, Rabat, Morocco
Coordinates33°57′30″N 6°52′16″E / 33.95844°N 6.87101°E / 33.95844; 6.87101
Construction started2008
Completed2012
OwnerMaroc Telecom
Height
Antenna spire139 m (456 ft)
Roof91 m (299 ft)
Technical details
Structural systemConcrete
Floor count20
Floor area29,700 m (320,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Agence Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés
Omar Kobbite
Structural engineerSetec Bâtiment
Terrell Group
Main contractorArtelia

The Maroc Telecom HQ is a high-rise office building in the Hay Ryad district of Rabat, Morocco. Built between 2008 and 2012, the tower stands at an official height of 139 m (456 ft) tall by antenna spire with 20 floors and is the current third tallest building in Morocco as well as the tallest in Rabat.

History

Architecture

The building is located in the Hay Ryad business district and is the headquarters of the telecommunications company Maroc Telecom. It is 91 metres tall (139 metres including the antenna) and has 20 floors. It also houses an exhibition hall, a museum, a restaurant and an auditorium with a capacity of 600 people. The facility opened in 2013 and its inauguration included a ceremony that included fireworks, artists and performances, costing about 5 million Moroccan dirhams.

The tower has curtain wall glass-panel facades and the access to the office areas is facilitated by 13 elevators. The upper levels of the building house auditoriums and presentation spaces. The tower has received recognition for providing high-standard environmental friendly systems with particular attention towards energy management.

The tower needed to embody the elegance and promise of tradition while also appearing contemporary. Hence, the design was shaped by the delicate interplay that characterizes the finest edifices in the nation: interior and exterior, simplicity and opulence, warmth and chilliness, and so forth. These do not convey opposing relationships but instead create enchanting connections among themselves.

The tower emerges from a vast, clean parallelepiped-shaped block that encompasses the entire surface area. By sliding two halves of the volume diagonally, two prisms are created, uncovering the "original" interior of the shape. Only the foundation of the tower stays whole as if embedded in the earth. This generates an architectural approach that blends light and shadow, fragility and strength. The structure features a 27-metre overhang at its peak, leaving a strong impact on the viewer.

See also

References

  1. "Maroc Telecom". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. GmbH, Emporis. "Maroc Telecom Headquarters, Rabat | 1191858 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Maroc Telecom Headquarters". Protenders.com (in French). Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  4. "Maroc Telecom Headquarters". emporis.fr via Internet Archive (in French). Retrieved April 12, 2021..
  5. "Terrell Group - Maroc Telecom Tower". Terrell Group. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  6. Khrouz, Nadia. "Towards an appropriation by Morocco of its foreigners' rights?" (in French). Centre Jacques-Berque. pp. 853–862. ISBN 978-9954-0-3620-4. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  7. "Maroc Telecom Tower". terrellgroup.net. Terrell Group. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  8. Ouali, Afafe El (2013-02-18). "Maroc Telecom : La nouvelle tour bientôt inaugurée..." Infomédiaire (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  9. "Maroc Telecom / Jean-Paul Viguier Architecture". archdaily.com. ArchDaily. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

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