Hafsia Quarter I, Tunis, Tunisia.
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Aerial view of the Souk el-Hout with a school playground in the foreground, Hafsia Quarter I, Tunis, Tunisia.
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Aerial view of the Quarter, Hafsia Quarter I, Tunis, Tunisia.
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Arches frame a paved pedestrian street, Hafsia Quarter I, Tunis, Tunisia.
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Hafsia Quarter I, Tunis, Tunisia.
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Hafsia Quarter I, Tunis, Tunisia.
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New infill housing within the medina of Tunis, with contiguous courtyard houses separated by winding alleys, Hafsia Quarter I, Tunis, Tunisia.
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Individual housing units with courtyard entryways, Hafsia Quarter I, Tunis, Tunisia.
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B&W drawing, plan of phases I & II, Hafsia Quarter I, Tunis, Tunisia.
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Hafsia Quarter I
Award Cycle: 1981-1983 Cycle
Status: Award Recipient
Country of origin: Tunisia
Location: Tunis, Tunisia
Client: Association de Sauvegarde de la Médina de Tunis
Architect: Association de Sauvegarde de la Médina de Tunis
Size: 23'199 m²
Completed: 1977
The reconstruction of this residential and commercial sector in the former Jewish quarter of Tunis called for the insertion of new low-income dwellings, combined with offices, shops and a suq, into a surrounding area bordered to the north and east by traditional courtyard houses on narrow winding streets, and to the west and south by modern constructions including three four-storey apartment buildings, a market, and two schools with playing fields. The planners have succeeded in maintaining a harmonious relationship with the scale and construction of the old neighbourhood as well as the nearby modern structures.
