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Residential building among plane trees in Plaza Mitre — Building B9, Mar del Plata
Ground floor and entrance among the sidewalk trees — Building B9, Mar del Plata
The building in perspective among the foliage — Building B9, Mar del Plata
Façade with balconies behind the trees — Building B9, Mar del Plata
Concrete balconies seen among the trees — Building B9, Mar del Plata
Full façade with balconies and trees — Building B9, Mar del Plata
Balconies seen looking up through the branches — Building B9, Mar del Plata
Front façade with balconies and tree-lined sidewalk — Building B9, Mar del Plata
Upper corner of the building above a treetop — Building B9, Mar del Plata
Entrance hall with concrete bench and plants — Building B9, Mar del Plata
Hall with timber cladding, mirror and B9 lettering — Building B9, Mar del Plata
Balcony with concrete column and city view — Building B9, Mar del Plata
Shared space with timber table and balcony — Building B9, Mar del Plata
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Building B9

Category
High-rise Building · Residential
Location
Mar del Plata, Argentina
Year
2025
Status
Built work
Photography
Mariano Imperial

Programme and Spatial Organisation

The building has a basement and a semi-elevated mezzanine dedicated to parking.

Above this plinth, a volume of nine residential levels and a barbecue terrace on the tenth floor unfolds, configured under a standard floor plan oriented towards commercial optimisation: efficient units, clear circulations and maximum use of the buildable area.

The rationality of the plan does not imply loss of quality. On the contrary, the spatial organisation promotes a qualified dwelling experience, with well-proportioned rooms, extensive views and a fluid relationship with the exterior through generous balconies, whose proportions make them fully usable as expansion spaces.

Facade and Balcony System

The facade is conceived as an active device between interior and city.

Along the facade runs a system of staggered balconies, with variations in thickness and depth that produce:

· Volumetric movement, which confers identity to the ensemble.
· Diversity of exterior living situations for each unit, avoiding serial repetition.
· Control of views and privacy, essential in a high-density urban fabric.

The balconies are delimited by reinforced concrete parapets, elements that operate simultaneously as visual protection, material boundary and architectural gesture.

This inhabitable thickness, situated halfway between the public and the domestic, builds a recognisable urban horizon and, at the same time, protects interior privacy.

"The facade is the place where architecture meets the world."

Material Expression

The materiality responds to an idea of compositional purity, supported by three principles:

· Continuous white surfaces, which unify and contribute luminosity.
· Sharp planes and edges, which reinforce formal clarity.
· Exposed concrete on parapets and structural elements, which contribute texture and material weight.

This combination defines a sober, contemporary and enduring language, avoiding artifice and prioritising the nobility and durability of materials.

Urban and Architectural Criteria

· The building is not conceived as an isolated object, but as an active part of a consolidated urban fabric.
· The proposal acknowledges the density of the surroundings and responds through attention to privacy and the human scale.
· The facade ceases to be a mere image and becomes a climatic, visual and social interface.