TORRE PROURBAN
Name:
Torre Prourban
Date:
1979-1983
Authors: Manteola,
Sánchez Gómez, Santos, Solsona, Viñoly
Location: Avenida
del Libertador 498, Barrio del Retiro, Buenos Aires
Style:
The building stands out
especially by its cylindrical volume solid, fully covered by square and small
glazed windows that give a look reminiscent of a roller so people in Argentina
call it “El Rulero”.
History
of the building: During
the military Government, businessman of construction Franco Macri was growing
in importance, doing important work for State and private entrepreneurship with
their Builder SIDECO and your projects Creaurban.
A developer
end of the ' 70s, Creaurban acquired land at Libertador Avenue in his corner
with the Carlos Pellegrini Street, by where is was finishing the unfinished 9ht
of July Avenue extension.
Commissioned
in 1978 to study Flora Manteola, Javier Sánchez Gómez, Josefina Santos, Justo
Solsona and Rafael Viñoly who with Carlos Salaberry as associate architect,
designed a circular building. The detail of the cylindrical volume structures
had already been used for M/SG/S/S/V, for example in the central blocks of the
whole Piedrabuena bodies.
Structure
and materials: The
facade consists of the concrete structure opaque (though initially it was the
use of a curtain wall glazing for the same), molding with metal structures that
let good fats horizontal and vertical, with square glasses of 2 meters of
sides, protruding from the plane of the facade. The portico of access was clad
in granite, and leads to a large main hall of 10 meters high with slabs of San
Luis floors, walls in radial strips of white marble and parameters of
travertine, after which begins the first level of offices
Photos:
General
impression: The building
is 107 m tall and it has 30 m of diameter. It has cylinder shape. I think that
the building is ugly it´s all the same with small windows. I think that the
building should have bigger windows or it should be build entirely of glass.
Drawing:
By David Rojas Acevedo 3ºB
well done, thanks a lot
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