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Heritage · Morocco · 2024

Preserving memory through fabrication.

An interactive architectural model of the former Bank Al-Maghrib headquarters — displayed open to reveal both interiors, letting visitors compare the building before and after its transformation into a museum.

Fabrication in the Tech In Hand workshop — printers, recycled-clay filament and the building model in progress
Services
Architectural ModelingHeritage Documentation3D ScanningComputational DesignAdditive ManufacturingExhibition Design
Our role

Tech In Hand led the heritage documentation, 3D scanning, computational design, large-format additive manufacturing and exhibition design — translating archival research into an interactive heritage exhibit.

Rather than a static model, the object is displayed open — revealing both interiors so visitors can compare the original Bank Al-Maghrib headquarters and its transformation into the Museum of Reconstruction.

Expertise
Spaces
Year
2024
Location
Morocco
Material
Recycled PLA
3D Printing Time
4,000 hours
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Our Approach

From archival research
to installed exhibit.

Five stages take the building from documents and scans to a durable, interactive object on the museum floor. Select a stage to see it.

Archival photograph of the original Banque d'État du Maroc, Agadir, 1968
01 / 05
01

Research & Documentation

Collection of archival drawings, photographs and architectural references describing the building across its history.

02

Digital Reconstruction

▶ FILM

Detailed 3D modelling of both the historical and contemporary states of the building, reconciled to a single coordinate system.

03

Prototyping

▶ FILM

Development of multiple physical prototypes to validate scale, level of detail and how clearly the open model reads to visitors.

04

Fabrication

▶ FILM

Large-format additive manufacturing across multiple 3D printers running simultaneously — cutting production time while holding precision.

05

Finishing

▶ FILM

Final assembly, alignment of the two open halves and surface finishing before the model enters the Museum of Reconstruction.

04 — Inside the Open Model

Revealing two histories.

1952Bank Al-Maghrib
2024The Museum
01Exterior
Stage 01 / 03 · Scroll to reveal
05 — A Model in Two Parts

Two objects, one continuous history.

The BuildingPart 01

The Building

An ≈80 kg interactive maquette of the former Bank Al-Maghrib, displayed open to compare its two interiors.

The CityPart 02

The City

A 3D-printed relief of post-reconstruction Agadir — a demountable plan that reads as a puzzle of the rebuilt city.

A demountable printed block of the city plan, held in two hands

A city you can take apart.

Each block lifts out by hand — the precision of the print legible in every street, plot and rooftop.

06 — Heritage Through Interaction

The model turns architectural documentation into a tactile museum experience.

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