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pping container units in the Tunisian city of Carthage. Titled ‘Le Musée
vertically, calling the sun and the zenith light to work together with
phy by Hichem Driss, courtesy Kamel Lazaar Foundation
and the ongoing search for new alphabets have offered a new dignity to
the container. Ultimately, they transform this element into a legitimate
constructive form that symbolizes a brand new ecological sensitivity – as
seen with industrial reuse or emergency shelters.
All in all, the architects engineered the complex as a modular body to
make it a prêt-à-porter prototype that can be reproduced in other urban
or suburban environments. Another element worthy of attention is the
terraces obtained to increase the surrounding landscapes and monuments
overlooking today the Carthagic views. AD
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