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MOSAICS AT ROYAL MANSOUR TAMUDA BAY
Of the Muses
Reception
At Royal Mansour Tamuda Bay, mosaics are woven through the design, inspired by the Roman history of this coastline. Ancient Roman settlements once lined these shores, their stories left behind in patterned stone. We drew on that heritage, placing mosaics across courtyards, spas and suites. We also took this for inspiration for all the floors but created new patterns.
Our first site visit set the palette. The beach was covered in shells in soft terracotta, ivory, pale pink and gold. Those colours return throughout the resort. Thousands of shells were gathered and hand placed into contemporary Berber patterns, so the sea itself becomes material. You see this at arrival, where the shell mosaics sit beside carved plaster and light timber. The tones carry into floor mosaics and natural linens so the language stays consistent from the first step.
The Alboran Club
The Alboran Club
Le Méditerranée
La Table
Roman History
Mosaics are placed with purpose rather than density. At the Alboran Club a field of hand-split Botticino, Emperador and Nero Marquina marble builds texture underfoot. Le Méditerranée is anchored by geometric blue flooring that nods to coastal life. La Table introduces a fan-shaped mosaic that speaks to the room’s French elegance. Each placement is a measured rhythm that supports light, movement and view.
The Mural in Green and White
In the Italian restaurant Coccinella, artist Michael Chandler created a hand-painted mural on mosaic tiles that now wraps one entire wall. He drew inspiration from the surrounding landscape of Tamuda Bay and from Tetouan, the nearby city whose cultural and botanical history shaped the resort. The mural grew from his time in Morocco, where he explored the terrain from Casablanca to the coast, taking in the shift from barren desert to lush, Mediterranean hillsides.
Painted in shades of green and white, the mural becomes part of the gardens and foliage that envelop the property. In Islamic culture, green is the colour of paradise, a symbol of renewal and peace. Chandler’s work captures that meaning through sweeping branches and soft patterning that echo the plants used in the resort’s landscaping. The piece feels rooted in place, quiet yet alive. It holds the same intention as the mosaics around it: to bring together nature, craft and calm.
For guests, it becomes more than decoration. It is an atmosphere. A gentle invitation to pause, to look closely, and to see how art can translate the spirit of a landscape into texture and tone.
At Royal Mansour Tamuda Bay, mosaics are our storytellers. They carry fragments of history into the present, translating the heritage of northern Morocco into something that can be seen and felt. Each tile holds more than pattern. It holds the imprint of a hand, the rhythm of a craft passed through generations, and the quiet endurance of materials that outlast their makers. Together, these details become a kind of cultural archive that guests experience without realising they are learning.
Muza Lab