Mazagan Golf and Resort

500 rooms, 8 restaurants and bars, swimming pools, ballroom, disco, and the largest casino in Morocco: in 2009 BESIX and SOMAGEC delivered this sumptuous ensemble, on a turnkey basis, including Golf Club House and thalasso center. Its traditional Moroccan architecture evokes the look of ancient villages. Up to 8,000 workers were present at the site at any one time.

The first stage of the project consisted of consolidating the sandy soil. For this, the BESIX Group Engineering Department developed a specific vibro-compaction technique, thereby avoiding the difficulties linked to the concrete piling initially specified by the customer. With the help of the BESIX design office, the initial resistance of the structure was also adapted during the project to make it more earthquake-resistant.

BESIX and its partner were also responsible for developing 250 hectares of dunes and forests, providing a lush nature setting for the hotel. Water is everywhere with many pools, lagoons and fountains, linked to a waste water treatment and recycling station designed and installed by BESIX Sanotec. The BESIX-SOMAGEC partnership also built the access roads and all the utilities of the hotel complex.