Located in Mar del Plata, just a few blocks from the renewed Paseo Aldrey commercial center, the project is inserted within an urban area undergoing a strong process of transformation and densification. In this context of heterogeneous fabric and vertical consolidation, the building seeks to establish a balanced relationship between domestic scale, privacy, and the city.
The project emerged from a particular condition: several families living in single-family houses were looking to transition to apartment living without giving up spatial generosity, identity, or quality of life. Based on this premise, the building was conceived as a flexible and synthetically expressed architectural volume, composed of diverse apartment typologies specifically tailored to the needs of each family.
The proposal places special emphasis on the everyday living experience. Shared circulation areas and common spaces were carefully organized to minimize interference with the privacy of the residences. In this sense, the social lounge and shared amenities are located on the first floor above the entrance hall, optimizing the overall functioning of the building while preserving the residential floors from unnecessary exposure.
The relationship with the city is constructed through precise spatial operations. The double-height entrance hall and the outdoor expansion connected to the social area create a gradual transition between public and private space, bringing permeability, depth, and urban activity to the street frontage.
Rather than simply resolving a collective housing program, the project proposes a reinterpretation of vertical living, seeking to translate qualities commonly associated with single-family homes — flexibility, privacy, openness, and personal appropriation — into a dense urban context.