about how we could make the building self-sufficient in terms of energy
in a city that has electricity cuts almost every day.
So we created a huge asset by placing photovoltaics there on the roof.
And then under those panels
we thought about the roof like a new public space with gathering areas and bars
that would create this urban oasis.
And these porches on the roof,
all together they collect the water to reuse for sanitation on the inside.
Hopefully by the beginning of next year, because we are already on the fifth floor of the construction.
The second example is a master plan
of 2,000 apartments and facilities in the city of Tunis.
And for doing such a big project, the biggest project I've ever designed,
I really needed to understand the city of Tunis,
but also its surroundings and the tradition and culture.
During that analysis I paid special attention to the medina
that is this 1,000-year-old structure that used to be closed by a wall,
opened by twelve different gates, connected by almost straight lines.
When I went to the site, the first design operation we did
was to extend the existing streets, creating 12 initial blocks
similar in size and characteristics to the ones we have in Barcelona
and other cities in Europe with these courtyards.