La Moderna是一座建于1962年的多功能建筑，位于巴拿马城老城区的一条主干道上。该建筑的立面设计、接地方式和现有结构之间的逻辑都具有具有现代主义风格的意义。本改造项目起始于2014年，在设计之初，建筑顶层防水层开裂导致上层空间受潮，其内部空间和结构状况严重恶化。

La Moderna is a mixed-use building built in 1962 on one of the main avenues of the Old Town of Panama City. The building has a modernist influence that is marked in the design of its original façade, in the way it is implanted in the ground, as well as in the logic of the existing structure. In 2014, at the beginning of the design process, the interiors and the structure of the building were seriously deteriorated and with moisture problems in their upper levels due to faults in their waterproofing.

▼大楼外观，exterior view

▼街道视角，street view

设计的核心概念包括重建建筑的原始精神，从而对其进行翻修、恢复其原有建筑功能，并在这个前提下将其更新为一座可以满足当今人们对舒适度和技术性的要求的现代建筑。建筑下层空间中，原有的存储空间被改造成商铺，有助于改善邻里周边的城市商业环境。七间商铺占据了建筑的地下一层、首层和首层的夹层空间。建筑师在地下一层建造了一个自带屋顶的集市，作为这层商业空间的室外平台，可以通过一个陡峭的小巷子进入。建筑在这条小巷子上的临街立面经过重新设计，与建筑二层内发生的活动相呼应；在临街立面上设置带顶的阳台，不仅给城市带去生机，还使本建筑与其临近的建筑形成视觉关系。主大堂位于靠近城市主干道的一侧，可以通向办公层、公寓层和两层商业空间。

The design strategy consisted mainly in the rescue of the original spirit of the building to recover the building and its original uses, updating it to the comforts and technical requirements of today. In the lower levels, previously used areas have been rescued as deposits to be transformed into commercial premises that contribute to the urban quality of the neighborhood. A total of seven commercial premises occupy the basement, the ground floor and the mezzanine. At the basement level, a roofed bazaar is created that serves as a covered terrace for commercial premises on this level, which is accessed through the side street, which has a steep slope. The façade towards this street has been redesigned so that it is related to what happens on the first floor of the building, and roofed balconies are generated behind the sunroofs, bringing life to the city and creating a visual relationship with the adjacent building. Towards the main avenue, the main lobby is located that leads to the levels of office and apartments and commercial premises of two levels.

▼主立面与邻近的建筑发生视觉联系，the visual relationship between the facade of La Moderna and the adjacent building

二层空间是开放式的，可用于办公，同时作为入口楼层和公寓层在竖直方向上的连接空间。建筑师对二层的楼板进行了结构加固，一方面可以保护原有的楼板，另一方面也有助于延长建筑的使用寿命。在这里，使用者可以欣赏到城市的远景和海景，此外，还可以通过其退台式的立面造型，观看到独特角度下的周边环境。

▼退台式的立面造型，building’s stepped façade