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.
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.
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.
Research & Documentation
Collection of archival drawings, photographs and architectural references describing the building across its history.
Digital Reconstruction
▶ FILMDetailed 3D modelling of both the historical and contemporary states of the building, reconciled to a single coordinate system.
Prototyping
▶ FILMDevelopment of multiple physical prototypes to validate scale, level of detail and how clearly the open model reads to visitors.
Fabrication
▶ FILMLarge-format additive manufacturing across multiple 3D printers running simultaneously, cutting production time while holding precision.
Finishing
▶ FILMFinal assembly, alignment of the two open halves and surface finishing before the model enters the Museum of Reconstruction.
Two objects, one continuous history.
The Building
An ≈80 kg interactive maquette of the former Bank Al-Maghrib, displayed open to compare its two interiors.
The City
A 3D-printed relief of post-reconstruction Agadir, a demountable plan that reads as a puzzle of the rebuilt city.
A city you can take apart.
Each block lifts out by hand, the precision of the print legible in every street, plot and rooftop.