Hotel Saada in Agadir
Location
Agadir
Agadir
Country
Morocco
Morocco
Architect/Engineer/Team
Jacques Poirrier
Jacques Poirrier
Construction
1951/1953
1951/1953
Project Status
Demolished by earthyquake
Demolished by earthyquake
Notes
Hotel Saada was designed by Poirrier with Bordes, Abran and Bassières. Built in 1951-52, it was inaugurated in 1953.
The design is a copy of Hotel Saint-Georges designed by Poirrier, Lotte, and Bordes in Beirut, 20 years earlier.
The design is a copy of Hotel Saint-Georges designed by Poirrier, Lotte, and Bordes in Beirut, 20 years earlier.
Sources
L'architecture française, 139-140, p.19
Techniques et Architecture, September 1952, p. 53.
Techniques et Architecture, September 1952, p. 53.
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Hotel Saada in 1954
Plan of a typical floor
Source: L'architecture française, 139-140, p.19
Hotel Saada demolished by the earthquake of 1960
Source: Collection Roussafi
© Roussafi
A view in context, 1954