Casa 40 Building, Argentinan Real Estate, South American Condominium, Architecture Photography
Casa 40 Building in Cordoba
Modern Housing Development in Argentina ? design by Quaranta & Coraglio Arquitectos
18 Nov 2019
Casa 40 Building in Cordoba
Architects: Quaranta & Coraglio Arquitectos
Location: Córdoba, Argentina, South America

Photos: Gonzalo Viramonte
Casa 40 Building is a five-floor condominium located between the traditional neighbourhoods of Alta Córdoba and Cofico.

These neighbourhoods are largely made up of modern houses from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The owners typically live an urban agenda, meaning they spend the majority of their days outside of the house and on returning value a space that?s generous, cozy and well illuminated. This inspired our design premise of wide-open communal spaces that promote better community living.
The access to the building is pedestrian only and is by way of a metal enclosure folded in a ?Z? shape. This structure beams two different colours depending on the direction from which it is approached, yellow or black, giving it a playful and dynamic character.

On the other side we find an expansive ground floor area that gives onto a central atrium of walkways that includes the building?s ?vedette?, a striking open-air yellow stairway. The resulting effect is for an original open space that explodes in multiple directions, which can be glimpsed from the outside and suggests a habitational ensemble that aspir...