Franklin 684 建筑丨阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯丨la base studio

Firm： la base studio

Type： Residential › Multi Unit Housing

STATUS： Built

YEAR： 2019

SIZE： 5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft

Photos： Javier Agustín Rojas (13)

The building is located in a neighborhood in which high densities coexist with the pre-existence of a low-density urban fabric. The proximity of one of the most important Urban Parks in the City of Buenos Aires characterizes the area.

A terrain completely atypical in its form, without right angles and of reduced dimensions. With a great condition in terms of the adjoining typologies that are delivered. To the left, there is an 8-story contemporary building and to the right, a group of semi-detached houses from the beginning of the 20th century, which do not exceed 2 floors.

This was the challenge that was raised from the beginning, how to give an adequate contextual response, and take advantage of the opportunities that were insinuated, thus achieving that the exterior and the interior hardly differ.

In an urban sense, the adjacent patios of the neighbors were considered, to unify them with their own and double both ventilation and sunlight. In turn, a good orientation of the front of the site was prioritized in order to save energy and generate good natural lighting within the space, but above all the long views that were achieved towards the nearby avenue in the extreme west that allows the user to experience the city from its own space, with an exclusive view.

The last information resulted in the construction becoming detached from the dividing wall, and a series of large terraces could be generated that complement the units and blur the interior-exterior relationship.

The almost non-existence of vertical elements and the articulation sought through only the equipment, thus help to achieve diaphanous, illuminated, airy spaces. A unique and flexible scope,

Both the services, as well as the general circulations and the sanitary nuclei, rest on the rear dividing wall, separated by a patio. This results in ventilation and natural lighting in all environments.

The presence of the existing vegetation of the street, species of great magnitude and well maintained, is used to accompany the development of this small and slender building.

crédits

arch. nicolás tovo

arch. teresa sarmiento

collaborators

sol barcan

lilian kartashian

photography

javier agustín rojas