La Vuelta Al Monte Installation
LA VUELTA AL MONTE INSTALLATION
Rare Studio Experimental
ARCHITECTS
Rare Studio Experimental
LEAD ARCHITECTS
Ivan Ferrero, Agustin Willnecker
DESIGN TEAM
Robertino Gili, Victoria Echegaray
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Cosquin Rock
MANUFACTURERS
Pintecord, Tapicor
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Ana Lund Petersen
ENGINEERING AND CONSULTING > STRUCTURAL
Donadio
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
Mil9
ENGINEERING AND CONSULTING > LIGHTING
Maestre
ENGINEERING AND CONSULTING > CIVIL
Mistretta
PHOTOGRAPHS
Victoria Echegaray
AREA
100 m²
YEAR
2026
LOCATION
Cosquín, Argentina
CATEGORY
Installations & Structures, Greenhouse
English description provided by the architects.
The Vuelta al Monte is an installation developed for the Cosquín Rock Festival 2026, conceived as a device that seeks to restore the link between the event and the territory that sustains it, highlighting the use, awareness, and conservation of native plant species.
The proposal materializes in a 10-meter tower that rests upon the mountainous landscape, functioning as a support structure for the growth, care, and visibility of species native to the Córdoba mountain region.
The intervention incorporates more than 900 specimens of native species —including white algarrobo, cinacina, stipas, black espinillo, sen de campo, moradillo, molle, tala, white quebracho, and chañar— reinforcing their connection to the mountainous ecosystem.
Inspired by Argentine rural productive infrastructures, the installation articulates art, architecture, technology, and landscape in a system that is built in direct relation to its surroundings.
Its parts are organized based on a systematic and removable structural module that allows for its assembly, disassembly, and adaptation over time.
Conceived from its inception to extend its life cycle, once the festival is over, the structure transforms into a horizontal greenhouse for productive use, intended for the cultivation, regeneration, and care of native vegetation.
The structure is completed with a cover envelope that acts as a protective skin, regulating solar incidence and creating a suitable environment for the development of the species inside.
Through a sprinkler irrigation system, the intervention activates an atmospheric dimension: the water not only ensures the care of the species but also generates a microclimate, a particular atmosphere that transforms the immediate environment of the installation.
The resulting mist refreshes the surroundings and sensitively recreates the experience of the mountain breeze along the visitors' path.
