IKHLAS. Sincerity, purity, and perfection—these are the virtues that define this project’s name in Islam, mirroring the Alaoui family’s vision for a captivating oasis. “Ikhlas”, the essence of heartfelt sincerity, is said to complete every action, calling for personal growth to truly embody it. Inspired by this profound ideal, a new city is born—a city that invites exploration and reflection. It is a sanctuary of spaces where one can lose themselves only to be found anew, places where discovery flows effortlessly, and life itself feels reimagined.
This new nucleus is a declaration of sincerity—faithful to its cultural roots, shaped by a design that echoes the timeless grace of the archetypical Riad. It is pure in its simplicity, relying on a clear, precise, and harmonious order, a foundation that not only honors the present but also prepares for a boundless future, ensuring growth and continuity. Above all, it is perfect, crafted to serve and inspire people, to let them revel in its spaces, and to nurture a new dawn of life. A life sincere, a life fulfilled—a life touched by the enduring spirit of Ikhlas.
“The experience is unique, the place is exceptional. It is a place by and for people, to flow, to feel, to be. To live Ikhlas. To be Ikhlas.”
https://architecturecompetitions.com/moroccooasis/
Fez, Morocco
Shortlisted project / Morocco Oasis Retreat / International competition organized by Buildner
WORK
Milan, Italy
International Joint Workshop of Architecture and Urban Design / Politecnico di Milano + Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
ERSILIA. As Italo Calvino narrates in Invisible Cities, on many occasions, a building dies and all that remain are the memories of a yesterday, the stories of those who were there, the soul of something that was architecture and is now brick and mortar. Countless networks have been woven in Isola and now lie exposed to the elements, weakening, fading away. Ersilia recovers the value of those connections, of those bonds that unite lives, and of those spaces that surround them. Ersilia emerges to restore, reconcile, and be reborn. Filled and empty spaces from a yesterday shape the blocks that are still inhabited today. It is not necessary to detach from that, from the forms that still work. It would make no sense to move away from the compact block facing the courtyard that has brought so many neighbors together. It still works today, it still makes sense today. From the voids that stretch from Isola to the city, homes emerge that welcome those seeking the warmth of the neighborhood. Spaces connect, neighbors shake hands. Vegetation accompanies the routes and the rich views that are created. Every corner is a space of quality, of well-being. Isola reconnects, revives, and reconciles.
Oslo, Norway
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Housing Proposal N1
Our homes reflect who we are. They are the most intimate spaces in which we unfold and express ourselves. Housing must offer not only physical shelter, but spatial and emotional quality—a framework for a dignified life. Yet, dignity in housing cannot be defined by rigid standards. Rather, it must emerge from flexibility and adaptability. Spaces should not impose fixed ways of living. Instead, they should open possibilities, allowing each inhabitant to shape their own home—rather than being shaped by it. The three housing examples correspond to 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom homes measuring 38, 62, and 84 square meters, respectively. The solution offers abundant natural light and ventilation, as well as different spaces that can be partitioned off. This proposal envisions a dwelling organized around a central, public, collective core—a space for sharing. Because life unfolds in community, and it is that collective dimension which ultimately defines the meaning of home. All other spaces remain open to interpretation and choice, left to the needs, rhythms, and desires of those who inhabit them. Because what we build, builds us—and each of us should be able to choose what we want to build for ourselves.
POINT ZERO. What is architecture without emotions? Inspired by the theme "Lost and Found: The Art of Losing", this pavilion is not just a structure, but an experience where disorientation ceases to be a mere concept and becomes a journey. As visitors wander through its labyrinthine passages, uncertainty pushes them, curiosity guides them, and light walks beside them. The limits between reality and dream blur: was the path they took real, or just an illusion? Darkness and revelation alternate until the skylight appears—an opening that leads toward point zero. From there, the journey is both physical and introspective. Running, breathing, searching, the visitor returns to Tullinløkka Square, faced again with the familiar city yet transformed by the experience. The pavilion thus acts as a threshold: a temporary presence that questions permanence, memory, and perception. The project embraces experimentation not only as a tool to test new forms of design and construction, but also as a way to propose new modes of sensing and inhabiting space. Material simplicity, spatial layering, and controlled light choreograph an encounter that is at once intimate and collective. Here, architecture ceases to be static; it becomes rhythm and pulse, a dreamscape anchored in the city, a moment of losing oneself in order to be found again.
“You will never find again the You that got lost in the first place”
https://www.120hours.no/archive
"Lost and Found: The Art of Losing" / 120 hours International Student Competition 2025 exposed in Gamle Munch (Oslo)
Madrid, Spain
Commission for a Family Mausoleum / Project V Course Cross-disciplinary Workshop (UFV)
VIA LUCIS (The Path of Light). The mausoleum is conceived as a metaphor for human passage—not as a finished being, but as the client thinks of himself, as a traveler on a journey toward a destiny that transcends him: heaven. Its labyrinthine path, with clearings and thresholds, expresses the condition of constant search, of moving forward and endless hope. We created an open space, a humble intervention where concrete descends upon the meadow, and a light roof shelters what the singular walls enclose. The labyrinth is proposed as a duality: some will experience it with curiosity and wonder; others, in sorrow, will seek refuge within it. Architecture, marked by rhythms of light and shadow, embodies the duality of life: the fragile against the eternal, the transient against the absolute. The sun now measures time, slipping between the walls to illuminate the central space, composed of the altar and the tomb. Vegetation embraces the architecture, becoming part of it and it is nature that softens the austerity of concrete, reminding that even in eternal rest, life continues to pulse. Thus, the client´s mausoleum takes shape: an architectural piece articulated with the essential, yet imbued with symbolic and spiritual value that transcends matter.
Madrid, Spain
“Sueña Madrid” Competition organized by Madrid City Council / Project selected for exhibition / Urban Studies II Project (UFV)
CÓMETE MADRID (Eat Madrid). The proposal understands the Plaza de Oporto and its surroundings as a strategic node within Madrid, shifting its condition from periphery to reference through a comprehensive urban regeneration. At the core of the project lies gastronomy as a social and cultural catalyst. The table becomes an urban device, activating public life and strengthening social bonds through everyday rituals. Markets, communal dining spaces and open kitchens introduce new places where people eat together, talk together and live together. The public realm is redefined by prioritising pedestrians, redistributing traffic and introducing new green areas. Streets and squares are transformed into safe, healthy and comfortable spaces, reconnecting the neighbourhood internally and with the rest of the city, encouraging permanence, encounter and shared use. Moreover, the project reclaims Oporto’s historical heritage, restoring its cultural and social significance, while simultaneously creating a new legacy that future generations can inhabit, learn from, and continue. With this projection, new housing must be introduced on underused plots and large open spaces, carefully integrated with the existing fabric and public spaces. This residential growth supports the arrival of new neighbours while reinforcing local life and community structures. Temporary and flexible spaces allow the neighbourhood to host diverse activities, ensuring constant urban vitality and adaptability over time. The regeneration of Oporto also strengthens the local economy, fostering small businesses, entrepreneurship and attracting visitors without displacing the existing community. By revaluing heritage, activating public space and promoting local production, the project proposes a sustainable and participatory urban model.
"More than a physical transformation, Oporto becomes a project of social cohesion, it emerges as a new reference for urban coexistence in Madrid — a place where community is built around the act of coming together."
Madrid, Spain
Project V Course (UFV)
SOS: Sostener, Ofrecer, Soñar (Sustain, Offer, Dream). Emergencies do not always manifest themselves in the din of disaster; sometimes they persist in silence when everything seems to be over, lingering in the fragility of everyday life. SOS was born from the conviction that architecture should accompany us in this suspended time, offering more than just shelter: presence, continuity, and possibility. Based on a module that compresses for travel and expands for habitation, the project constructs responses that are adaptable to diverse physical, social, and cultural contexts. An architecture that does not impose, but rather listens, and understands habitation as the first act in rebuilding our community.
"We join forces to build shelters, offer our presence where the world breaks down, and dream together of futures that do not yet exist."