Agadir, Morocco

Taghazout surf village

Taghazout surf village was constructed in 2016 by The Development Company and Promotion of Taghazout station (SAPST). The architectural concept of the village is based on the use of ecological materials, in particular wood, spread over 5 hectares, the village is made up of a surf academy, a restaurant, two dormitories, and 75 accommodations set back towards the inside the grounds, a surf shop, two relaxation areas and technical rooms and rooms dedicated to staff. The site is located in a fairly mountainous area (Western High Atlas) in its entire extent, but with relatively flat plateaus along the coast.

Project info

Construction phase
New construction
Building type
Non-residential building
Detailed building type
Net floor area
6190 m2
Stories
2 stories
Construction type
Wood Frame
Original construction year of the building
2016
Project contact
Development Company and Promotion of Taghazout station (SAPST)
Contact email address
contact@tadengasurf.com

Project team

Developer(s)/owner(s)
Development Company and Promotion of Taghazout station (SAPST)

Building Rating and Certifications systems

Rating and certifications systems
Other
Other certification
HQE

Building Envelope

External walls

U-Value
0.8 W/(m²*K)

Roof

U-Value
0.4 W/(m²*K)

Openings and windows

Glazing type
Double glazed
U-Value glass
2.39 W/(m²*K)
Overall u-value window
3.125 W/(m²*K)

Basement floor

Description of construction
N/A

Technical Building Systems

Ventilation system

Type of ventilation
Free ventilation (windows)
Description
Natural

Space cooling system

Primary space cooling system
Mounted single-split or window air conditioner│Usually a visible smaller system mounted outside the wall or above the window just supplying one room
Efficiency
2.8
Description
reversible splits/EER=2.8

Space heating system

Primary Space heating system
Air-conditioning system (reversible for heating; air-air heat pump)
Description
reversible splits/COP=3.2

Water heater system

Primary water heater system
Dedicated electric heater (dedicated = just hot water generation)
Efficiency
97
Secondary water heater system
Solar Thermal collector on the roof
Description
300L solar water heater

Lighting system

Primary lighting system
LED (Light emitting diode lamps)
Efficiency
100

Final Energy Demand

Total specific final energy demand
67 kWh/(m²*a)

Financial Aspects

Project construction cost
9256850 EUR
Estimated costs of energy efficiency and renewable energy measures
43432 EUR
Certification costs
1,237,618 € for studies EUR