LeBreton 4482 Building

LeBreton 4482 Building
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LEBRETON 4482 BUILDING

Barq

ARCHITECTS
Barq

STRUCTURES
Sebastián Berdichevsky

PROJECT TEAM
Julián Berdichevsky, Mariano Varela, Magdalena Real, Carla Selva, Daniela Devesa

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Buenos Aires, Argentina

CATEGORY
Apartments

Text description provided by architect.

The building is located on a quiet street in the neighborhood of Villa Urquiza, limited by edges that generate two rail lines with a focus on Coghlan and Drago stations.

It is a thriving neighborhood that demolitions for the construction of the highway could not make disappear, characterized by its diverse typologies - from old houses of one and two floors to high apartment buildings - quiet, tree-lined streets next to rapid transit and fluid avenues. 

LeBreton 4482 Building
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LeBreton 4482 Building
© Federico Kulekdjian
LeBreton 4482 Building
© Federico Kulekdjian

The building responds to the environment with a distinctly contemporary appearance.

The proposal has its starting point in another building by our office built on the same street, just 50 meters away.

Taking it as a starting point, Le Breton II, as we like to call it, has certain typologies of its predecessor and also incorporates 3 types of houses with gardens of different areas.

LeBreton 4482 Building
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LeBreton 4482 Building
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They are grouped into two blocks divided by a large central courtyard with an open circulation core.

The apartments overlooking the street are studio, two and three-bedroom units, and two penthouses with terrace.

The block to the back has 3 houses on the ground floor with their own garden and a penthouse on the third floor with a large terrace and pool.

LeBreton 4482 Building
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LeBreton 4482 Building
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These typologies are trying to maintain the character of the houses in the neighborhood but within the comforts of a collective housing complex.

The materials and finishes try to reinforce the idea of the structure as language.

LeBreton 4482 Building
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LeBreton 4482 Building
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The structural concrete is exposed, unpainted, appealing to different types of formwork for light to highlight the different finishes.

Large glass panels from floor to ceiling with aluminum frames, interior, and exterior black plastering make up the finishes.

The incorporation of wood as an exterior language of the rear block, gives the building a particular and modern warmth, in contrast to the block in front, creating a friendly dialogue between them and the surrounding environment.

LeBreton 4482 Building
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