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Design principles

Building from the cliff, not on it

1
Colour earned from the ground, not painted on
Pozzolan and local sand are tinted into the cement itself, so the wall reads the same red as the dune behind it.
2
Mass that holds the heat at bay
Thick rammed-earth volumes lag a full day behind the desert sun — cool rooms by afternoon, no mechanical help.
3
Surfaces that accept the dust
Matte, untreated faces collect coastal dust as patina rather than stain — the building keeps blending in over time.
4
Signage kept to a whisper
One crisp sans, cut shallow into the plane — legible in raking light, silent everywhere else.
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