Argentine architecture practice adamo-faiden was commissioned to create an above-ground car park that allows for a series of alternative uses throughout its section, on a plot with an irregular perimeter in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The car park is designed by the relationship of two elements, on the one hand, its reinforced concrete structure resolves both the structure and the circulation and the interior speciality, and on the other, its ventilated curtain wall, which characterizes the identity of the building.

The design by adamo-faiden, located in the Palermo area of ​​Buenos Aires, involves the creation of a multifunctional car park that houses commercial spaces on the ground floor and an open-air space on the roof that is offered as a space for holding events, which facilitates and increases the programmatic versatility of the building, providing the neighbourhood with a series of new services.

The building, designed from a reinforced concrete structure, has a unique curtain wall, made from galvanized steel uprights and frames whose oblique position facilitates interior ventilation while amplifying the perception of changes in light perceived from the interior, thanks to the different lighting devices, such as changes in natural light coming from outside.

Oro 1778 parking by adamo-faiden. Photograph by Javier Agustín Rojas

Oro 1778 parking by adamo-faiden. Photograph by Javier Agustín Rojas.

Project description by adamo-faiden

On a plot with an irregular perimeter located in a gastronomic area of Buenos Aires, a parking silo is built with space for retail on the ground floor. The project is synthesized through the relationship of two elements. On the one hand, a reinforced concrete structure simultaneously resolves support, circulation and interior spatiality.

On the other hand, a ventilated curtain wall defines the identity of the building. An elementary system of galvanized iron uprights and frames supports the horizontal panels of reinforced glass. Its oblique position facilitates the interior ventilation while amplifying the perception of the light changes that occur on both sides of the device.

On the roof, an open-air room is offered as a space for events, allowing alternative uses to be anticipated throughout the entire section of the building.

More information

Label
Architects
Text

adamo-faiden. Lead Architects.- Sebastián Adamo, Marcelo Faiden.

+ + copy Created with Sketch.
- + copy Created with Sketch.
Label
Project team
Text

Project director.- Jonathan Lee.

+ + copy Created with Sketch.
- + copy Created with Sketch.
Label
Collaborators
Text

Luciana Charroqui, Agustin Giovannini, Cesar Paganelli, Horacio Fridman, Natalia Medrano, Sofía Carena, Agustín Fiorito, Federico Knichnik, Agustín Calvetti, Lucas Bruno, Florencia Stilman, Clara Bellocq, Derrick Christensen.
Structure.- AHF S.A.
Electrical Installations.- ITISSA S.A
Thermo Mechanic installations.- Fideco
Structural Executor.- Hormigon Visto S.R.L.
Main Contractor.- MAG S.A.

+ + copy Created with Sketch.
- + copy Created with Sketch.
Label
Client
Text

Pana Logística S.A.

+ + copy Created with Sketch.
- + copy Created with Sketch.
Label
Dates
Text

2019 - 2023.

+ + copy Created with Sketch.
- + copy Created with Sketch.
Label
Location
Text

Fray Justo Santa María de Oro 1778, Ciudad Autónoma de Bueno Aires, Argentina.

+ + copy Created with Sketch.
- + copy Created with Sketch.
Label
Photography
+ + copy Created with Sketch.
- + copy Created with Sketch.

adamo-faiden. Architecture practice was established in Buenos Aires in 2005 by Sebastián Adamo (1977) and Marcelo Faiden (1977). They are architects from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and PhD from the School of Architecture of Barcelona (UPC). They have been working as partners since 2000, and in 2005 they founded Adamo-Faiden, starting their journey from the centre of Buenos Aires. They are professors at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and the University of Palermo (UP).

Their work includes the field of teaching and research and has been internationally recognised by different media and institutions. His works have been exhibited at the Sao Paulo Architecture Biennial, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Venice Architecture Biennial, the Chicago Architecture Biennial, the LIGA Architecture Gallery in Mexico, the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt, the Storefront for Art & Architecture in New York, and at the Princeton University School of Architecture.

Seven monographic publications have compiled adamo-faiden’s work, including a+u 2024:10. “Adamo-Faiden” Selective Memory; Revista 2G Nº91. adamo-faiden: International Architecture (Editorial Walther & Franz König); Inventory (Actar, Barcelona, ​​Spain); “Adamo-Faiden. El constructor contemporáneo. 2007-2018” (TC Prospectiva, Valencia, Spain); “Adamo-Faiden. 2007/2017” (Casa editrice Libria, Melfi, Italy); 2G ​​Magazine Nº65 “Adamo-Faiden” (Editorial Gustavo Gili, Barcelona, ​​Spain); and Monographic Book “Adamo-Faiden” (ARQ Editions, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile). In 2019, Agustín Fiorito became an associate architect of the firm, inaugurating at the same time the headquarters of adamo-faiden in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Sebastián Adamo is an architect from the University of Buenos Aires (FADU-UBA) and has a master's degree from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (ETSAB-UPC). He has been a visiting professor at the School of Architecture of Princeton University, the Polytechnic University of Milan, FADU-UBA and Torcuato Di Tella University. He has also been a guest lecturer at numerous institutions, such as the Canadian Center for Architecture, the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the Porto School of Architecture, the Polytechnic University of Milan, the RIBA in London, the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, the École Polytechnique Fédérale in Lausanne, the Polytechnic School of Architecture in Madrid, the University of Talca and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

Marcelo Faiden is an architect from the University of Buenos Aires (FADU-UBA) with an honours degree and a master's degree from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (ETSAB-UPC). He received his doctorate (ETSAB-UPC) with his thesis "The ground floors of tall buildings". He is Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Studies at the Torcuato Di Tella University. He was a visiting professor at the Faculty of Architecture at Princeton University, FADU-UBA, University of Palermo, and Torcuato Di Tella University. He has been invited to give courses and lectures at numerous institutions such as the Canadian Center for Architecture, the School of Architecture of Madrid, the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, the School of Architecture of Valencia, the Escola da Cidade de Sao Paulo, the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism of the University of Montevideo and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

Read more
Published on: February 18, 2025
Cite: "Inadvertent versatility. Oro 1778 parking by adamo-faiden " METALOCUS. Accessed
<http://www.metalocus.es/en/news/inadvertent-versatility-oro-1778-parking-adamo-faiden> ISSN 1139-6415
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...
Loading content ...