Located in the garden of the Villa Oasis, former house of Jacques Majorelle, then Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, this space invites visitors to in -depth exploration, revealing an unprecedented facet of this emblematic site.
The “temporary pavilion” now fits into the visit to the Majorelle garden, offering a new stage in the public sensory experience.
Designed by the young Moroccan architect Hiba Bensalek, winner of the biannual competition, initiated by the Majorelle garden foundation as part of the centenary celebrations of this botanical garden in 2024, this temporary pavilion, which extends over 100 m2, makes it possible to support the route of the site visit and to highlight the know-how, the activities and programs of the Botanical Department of the Majorelle.
In a statement to the MAP, Madison Cox, president of the Majorelle Jardin Foundation, noted that this project was initiated as part of the Centennial Majorelle Centennial celebrations, indicating that this exceptional place created by a young Moroccan architect allows visitors to apprehend the botanical and historical wealth of the garden differently, in a dialogue between nature and architecture.
In a similar declaration, Hiba Bensalek indicated that this structure was designed with ecological materials and thought in harmony with the surrounding landscape, noting that this temporary pavilion aims to pay tribute both to the Majorelle garden and to traditional Moroccan architecture, while offering a new and contemporary look to these techniques in a lasting approach.
According to officials of the Majorelle Jardin Foundation, at the start of 2026, a competition will be launched nationally, inviting young Moroccan architects to design future ephemeral pavilions of the garden of Villa Oasis.
The next pavilion from this competition will be installed in the 2027.
-The temporary pavilion has opened its doors at the same time as the exhibition “Flore Majorelle”, a living collection, which has a careful selection of 20 emblematic or rare plants from the garden, chosen from the 400 species that compose it.
This selection was made by Dean G. Kelch, renowned Californian botanist and specialist in succulents and arid flora.
This exhibition explores both the scientific approach to plants, studied under the gaze of botanists, and their artistic interpretation under the direction of Jaimal Odedra.
The Graphic Majorelle graphics team has produced a series of original illustrations specially created for the occasion, which highlight the singularity and beauty of the selected plants.
By crossing all these perspectives, “Flore Majorelle” offers sensory and educational immersion in the plant heritage of the garden.
The main garden foundation is mainly the influence and safeguarding of the Majorelle garden, the Villa Oasis, the Pierre Bergé des Arts Berbers and the Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech museum.
Dedicated to botany, fashionable, decorative arts and contemporary creation, the Foundation also supports and encourages cultural and scientific activities and initiatives in the kingdom.
