Housing Infill in Argentina

Regenerative and flexible urban densification

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    Housing Infill in Argentina

    A House for the Compact City: A housing prototype must be based on achieving a more sustainable urban development, since every architectural proposal designs the city. The contemporary inhabitant is essentially urban, it is not a typical user or family, it rather requires a flexible and changing habitat that adapts.

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    Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize Latin America

    Winner presentation for Housing Infill - Regenerative and flexible urban densification, Córdoba, Argentina (l-r): Harry Gugger, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Principal of Harry Gugger Studio, and Professor Emeritus for Architectural & Urban Design, EPFL, Switzerland; project authors Valeria Jaros and Maria Emilia Darricades, Argentina; and Loreta Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020 Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City

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    Housing Infill in Argentina

    Multiple Sustainability Factors: Urban Location -Flexible and Modular Program - Environmental Design - Materiality.

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    Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize Latin America

    Winner presentation for Housing Infill - Regenerative and flexible urban densification, Córdoba, Argentina (l-r): Maria Atkinson, Chairperson of the Holcim Foundation (at podium); Harry Gugger, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Principal of Harry Gugger Studio, and Professor Emeritus for Architectural & Urban Design, EPFL, Switzerland; project authors Valeria Jaros and Maria Emilia Darricades, Argentina; and Loreta Castro Reguera, Head of the Holcim Awards jury Latin America 2020 Design Director and Founder of Taller Capital, Mexico City.

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    Housing Infill in Argentina

    Back façade view.

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    Plan.

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    Interior view: Bedrooms.

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    Detail.

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    Structure.

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    Housing Infill in Argentina

    Material.

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    Back Facade.

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    Interior - Exterior Transition.

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    Project Team (l-r): Agustin Berzero, Valeria Jaros, María Darricades, Tomas Quaglia Martinez, and Maximiliano Torchio.

  • Awards Acknowledgement prize 2020–2021 Latin America

By Tomás Quaglia, Agustin Berzero, Emilia Darricades, Maximiliano Torchio, Valeria Jaros - Architect, Cordoba, Argentina

Ideas: Inclusion, Housing Needs

A design for flexible housing to increase density and regenerate urban centers.

Housing Infill in Argentina

Project authors

  • Housing Infill in Argentina
    Tomás Quaglia

    Architect

    Argentina

  • Housing Infill in Argentina
    Agustin Berzero

    Architect

    Argentina

  • Housing Infill in Argentina
    Emilia Darricades

    Architect

    Argentina

  • Housing Infill in Argentina
    Maximiliano Torchio

    Architect

    Argentina

  • Housing Infill in Argentina
    Valeria Jaros

    Architect

    Argentina

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