Tadelakt

Tadelakt is a typically Moroccan bright and waterproof lime plaster. Its traditional application includes being polished with a river stone and treated with soft soap to acquire its final appearance and water resistance. It is the traditional coating of the parts of the buildings which are exposed to water: mainly the hammams (traditional Moorish baths) and some of the outside walls of the riyads of Marrakech.

In accordance with this tradition, we used tadelakt in Riyad el Mezouar in the bathrooms of the Kubba and Alaoui Rooms and Mezouar Junior Suite. We also used it for the pointing of the outside brick wall and for the acroter (the wall on the top of the façades which goes round the patio) as they both were originally.

Tadelakt has a luxurious, soft aspect with undulations due to the work of the artisans who finish it, which is inimitable…