An examination of the three districts in Algiers by Fernand Pouillon as Moorish architecture: Research on dwelling practice around the “bidonville (shantytown)” project in Algiers during the Late Colonial Period, Part 2

Abstract

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to clarify the planning achievements of the three districts of Algiers by Fernand Pouillon by critically examining their characteristics as the officially advocated “Moorish architecture.” Based on the conceptualization of “Moorish architecture,” the three districts are examined in terms of their official resources and, Pouillon's autobiography “Mémoire d'un architecte” which contains his concrete spatial philosophy and planning policy. As for planning analysis, based on various primary data, the plan of each district is modified to create a base map, and then photographs of each part are compared and analyzed item by item. As a result of this research, we found that his planning theory was conceived based on his thought, and it was reflected to a certain extent in the realized space. The view from the slopes affronted by the Mediterranean Sea was liberating. The stone as principal building material was massive, the spatial organization of the square, the colonnade, and the market were organized on a small scale, the water and the planting were well equipped, and the human‐scale space and the diversity of the district were assured.