LOCATION: Brown 1770, Rosario, Argentina.

 

PROJECT

Matías Imbern

Marcelo Mirani

 

TEAM

Agustín Ramonda [Team Leader]

Alfonso Colomar [Project Coordinator]

Andrés Bertoni [Project Coordinator]

Rocío Figuera [Project Coordinator]

Martina Taddeo [Images/Graphics]

Addis Magalí Hoffmann [Images]

 

YEAR 2023

 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The project is located in one of the most sought-after sectors of the city, close to the parks along the coast of Rosario, the Paraná River, and a few blocks from Boulevard Oroño and the gastronomic center of the Pichincha neighborhood.

It is a completion project where the height of neighboring buildings and the regulatory setback are considered to widen the sidewalk, respecting and adapting to the built environment. This creates an entrance plaza that enhances the building's access, accommodating a double-height lobby along with an office on the first floor that separates the residential units from the street. Additionally, the parking spaces are located in the rear of the ground floor and extend throughout the basement via a car lift access.

The complex is organized into two blocks, one at the front and the other at the rear, divided by a central courtyard that allows for cross ventilation in all units. There are exclusive units in each block, with 3 bedrooms at the front (in three typologies) and 2 bedrooms at the rear, along with a duplex with a patio. The social spaces are organized to face the street and the rear courtyard, allowing the latter to take advantage of a clear space between two buildings and have a view of the river. On the lower rear block, there are amenities, including a barbecue area (quincho) and a pool with a sun deck.

The division between the two blocks houses the vertical circulation core, which has a single staircase but two elevators, creating exclusive independent landings in each block. This allows each unit to have its own reception space, naturally lit from the internal courtyard.

The formal strategy of the project is articulated through a single geometric operation, tessellation, which is applied to the different materials composing the envelope. This allows for an adaptable and malleable mesh that responds to the typological diversity of the project while creating a unified reading of the project.