00:10This apartment is located in Saavedra, in Buenos Aires City, Argentina.
00:19In Buenos Aires, the cost per square meter is really high.
00:24We wanted to design good affordable housing that allows people to get into the market.
00:32There are 14 people living in Quintana, mainly young people and couples.
00:38And of course, I'm one of those 14 people.
00:51Saavedra is a neighborhood located in the northern part of Buenos Aires City.
00:57It's 4.5 kilometers from downtown Buenos Aires.
01:03It's characterized by its green areas, biking lines and all the public spaces.
01:09It's also a really quiet neighborhood in a really busy city.
01:17Before we started the construction, there was one storehouse that was really damaged and no one lived there.
01:26The land has almost 200 square meters.
01:29So it's a small lot where we located 9 apartments of 32 square meters, also 3 apartments of 44 square
01:38meters.
01:40The facade is clad in a metal structure with wires and plant boxes to allow the plants to grow in
01:47the facade and complete it.
01:51In the ground floor, we have the access, storage rooms for every apartment, a bike parking lot and car parking
02:00lot also.
02:03We wanted to design a building where residents can interact and build a close community.
02:12On the top of the building, we designed a multipurpose community room that is also linked to a green roof,
02:19a swimming pool, common areas on the rooftop.
02:24That was designed to involve people and to make stronger the community feeling.
02:36The design idea for the apartment is to have a flexible space to be easily personalized, but still have all
02:44the needs for a comfortable living.
02:46We condensed the kitchen, bathroom, storage and sleeping area to one side of the apartment.
02:56With that solution, we managed to free up the larger space of the apartment for the residents to personalize and
03:04furnish the space as they want.
03:09When you walk into the apartment, on the right side, you find a wide storage wall.
03:16We use bifold doors for the bathroom and kitchen. They don't consume much space when you open them.
03:25The three-meter concrete ceiling also offers generous storage above the kitchen and bathroom.
03:34In the kitchen, we have everything we need.
03:38We have an electric cooktop, a refrigerator, an oven and all the storage spaces.
03:47The countertops are composed by small parts of recycled stone.
03:52It's really easy to manage on the construction and it's also really easy to clean.
04:00And we used grey tiles for the splash back.
04:07The bathroom has a floating bench top with storage underneath.
04:14And the mirror running along the length of the bathroom to get the illusion of a bigger space.
04:20We also continued with the use of tiles, in this case green, in the other wall of the bathroom.
04:30The sleeping space is above the wardrobe.
04:34We have a hanging space in the pull-out wardrobe with drawers also.
04:42One of the drawers was designed as a step to get into the bed.
04:48The bed area can fit a queen size bed.
04:52On one side of the bed there is a wall of shelving where I can display all my personal belongings
04:59and books or charge my cell phone for example.
05:05I can sit on the bed to read a book and enjoy the views from the balcony.
05:13It's really important to have access to the outside in these tiny apartments.
05:18Every apartment has a balcony with a full size sliding door so we can expand the use of the apartment
05:26to the outside.
05:28In the balconies we use a waterproof stretched canvas for under cover and to guarantee the privacy between neighbors.
05:37We also have another window above the sliding doors to get more natural light into the apartments.
05:44It also extends the views from within the apartment.
05:50In Buenos Aires the cost per square meter is really high.
05:55This kind of feeling allows people to get access to a house in a central area.
06:01But also gets another opportunity by sharing as a community bigger spaces.
06:08So we can put together small apartments and really generous common areas to make life better for everyone.
06:16To do it again.
06:22To do it again.
06:31To do it again.
06:32To do it again.
06:33I can't wait to see the matter now.
06:33To do it again.
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