Architecture, research & territorial practice

masu ます
a word from Japanese
a small wooden container that fits in the hand
used to measure what will nourish

measuring, sharing
what binds us, just enough
– neither too much nor too little –
to hold together lives and places

ma+su stands for Moroccan Architecture for Society & Urbanity
a practice of looking and relating
of giving form to what moves
between people, spaces and landscapes
not the heroic, vain gesture
but adjustment, precision and care

ma+su attends to architecture
through listening to contexts
through sharing and discussion

ma+su works with attentiveness
letting care and precision guide the shaping of spaces
small or large, ordinary or historic
so they can hold together lives and places.

ma+su searches for meaning, measure and action

Moroccan Architecture for Society & Urbanity

Poetic manifesto

A practice working between design, fieldwork and cultural inquiry.