Bachir Benkirane (born in Casablanca) centers his work on the existing built environment—not only for its sustainable value, but for the stories it holds. His approach favors continuity over reinvention, grounded in the belief that there is much to learn, expand on, and document from what already stands. His interventions span urban, domestic, and cultural contexts shaped by diverse political and historical settings.
Bachir collaborates closely with Allen Sayles and Anne Sum on the preservation and transformation of timber-frame single-family homes dating from the 1940s to the 1980s in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also pursues self-initiated projects with Pablo Prado Serrano, and Megi Davitidze, focusing on small-scale developments, research, exhibitions, and installations—primarily in Berlin, Mexico City, and Tbilisi.