Sidi Harazem Thermal Bath

The Sidi Harazem Thermal Bath complex by Jean-François Zevaco is a singular work of Moroccan post-independence modernism, set around a historic thermal spring near Fez. Its architecture moves between raw concrete, shaded passages, courtyards, pergolas, and open-air circulation, responding closely to climate and site.

What makes the project compelling is the way its modern language remains tied to local forms of gathering and movement. The sequence of water, terraces, communal spaces, and planted areas echoes the spatial rhythms of Moroccan medinas and bathing culture, while the sculptural presence of the buildings gives the complex a distinctly modern profile. It is both a landmark of its period and a place shaped by use, light, and social life.