Loft 34

The stair organizes the different functions within the flexible open space on the ground floor.

Project Details

• Project Name: Loft 34
• Client: Private
• Project Type: Residential Design
• Principal Designer: Oliverio Najmias
• Location of site: Palermo Viejo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Site Area: 70 square meters
• Built-up Area: 120 square meters
• Cost of Execution: 250 USD per square meter

Interior view of the ground floor of the Loft 34.

The Building

Loft 34 is located in a late XIX century industrial building. Originally housing the first electrical sub-plant in Buenos Aires City, the building has changed owners several times. Currently it is occupied largely by artists, designers and architects.

View of the dining space in the loft.

The loft is located in the wing dedicated to residential use. However the brief required the design to be flexible enough to allow traditional uses of the space as well.

The ground floor is organized so as to allow flexibility of use.

The site was largely delineated with a small bathroom and a patio with a construction on the back. The intervention is modest in scale and tone with the introduction of a mezzanine to double the area.

Interior view of the upper floor spaces.

On the ground floor the existing bathroom is used as restroom and a large flexible space provides for cooking, dining and relaxing areas. The stair is used to order the interactions between these areas.

View of the existing roof that offers panoramic views into its surround.

On the upper floor a bathroom, space for working and sleeping are located. A bridge provides access to the roof on the patio from these spaces. The roof is afforded with panoramic views into its surround.

Credits

• Text: Courtesy of the architect
• Photographs by Csaba Herke, Courtesy of the architect
• Compiled and edited by Varun Ajani