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Folded Façade Experiment / Contemporary Mansard Reinterpretation
Public Competition
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2023
AHRCC Headquarter explores the façade as a device of institutional identity.
The project proposes a contemporary reinterpretation of the mansard, transforming a historical architectural element into a folded envelope capable of giving the building depth, rhythm and urban presence.
Rather than treating the façade as a flat surface, the proposal works with folds, shadows and changes of inclination to produce a more active relationship between interior and city. The envelope becomes both image and structure of perception: a civic skin that represents the institution while responding to light, scale and context.
Through this folded façade experiment, the building seeks to balance permanence and contemporaneity — connecting the memory of traditional urban architecture with a more abstract and precise institutional language.
Client: Association for Hoteles, Restaurantes, Confiterías y Cafés — AHRCC
Organised by: Sociedad Central de Arquitectos
Program: Public offices
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Area: 3,000 sqm
Year: 2023
Authors: Karla Montauti, Leandro Crook and Gabriel Ramírez
Associates: Verónica Mariano and Pablo Waku