So whats really cool about this trip is all the construction sites we get to visit. The program is set up so the first part of our time here we focus only on Studio, then for the last 3 weeks we will work as interns at offices. Around 2 people will work at each office. They are really good architects, usually small firms, but our teacher (Bonder) made sure that we were seeing innovative stuff that is happening in Buenos Aires at this time. During our studio portion, we also go see construction sites once a week as part of the class. Today we went to see this building that was in the very early stages of development. This is something new for us, and especially me, because I have never seen a building at this stage. I think its a really good time for me to see this as well, because after taking Roberto's comprehensive studio we learn a lot of this about the technical aspect that I really just didn't understand. Now we are seeing it in real life and I can finally visualize all the things we learned. I don't think I would have understood it the way I do if I did not struggle through last semester first. Every week we see something new.
16, Septiembre 2010
Architect: Mariano
Location: Somewhere on the outskirts of BsAs
This architect uses simple lines to convey a sense of continuity of forms. Meaning as your eye moves across the building, you see the shapes clearly because he lines things up. This is a house that is being built for a family with two kids. He chose to use just one material, Brick, because that way the building looks continuous even outside. Its like he's creating an exterior room.
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| The architect Mariano |
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| The difference between space inside and outside is blurred because of the sliding glass doors that go from ceiling to floor. Its like they are cut out of a block of clay. |
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| This is going to be an outside area for cooking and cleaning on nice days. |
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| Bonder splaining us some things about the door detail. |
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| They added an extra layer of brick over the door to hide the metal so the door looks hidden in the curve of the wall. Plus they didn't bring the brick down between the doors so it looks like the brick is one solid object that wraps around the building. |
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brick, meet sky, sky, this is brick
oh cool ... nice to meet you |
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| back corner of the house. looking at two bedrooms on top. |
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| view to the entrance patio ... look at those sweet ass shadows. damn they are sexy. |
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| this is the beginning of the next construction site. the picture is of a temporary shack they build so the workers can have bathrooms and a personal parilla (grill like a long barbaque to make meets like steak [bife chorizo] and ribs [asado]) |
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| Most construction here is "wet" meaning they use materials like cement to build up walls. | | | |
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this picture is of a guy throwing the cement on to the walls and smoothing it out to make an in ground patio for the basement of this house.
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| view from the would be childrens bedroom. |
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| the concrete ceiling folds down to become the concrete wall that guides the stairs upwards. |
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