Casa 40是一个五层的公寓，位于Alta Córdoba和Cofico的传统街区之间。这些社区主要是由19世纪和20世纪初的现代房屋组成的。业主们通常过着城市化的生活，这意味着他们每天大部分时间都在屋外度过，回来时看重的是一个宽敞、舒适、光线充足的空间。这启发了我们的设计前提，即宽阔的公共空间能够促进更好的社区生活。

Casa 40 is a five-floor condominium located between the traditional neighbourhoods of Alta Córdoba and Cofico. These neighborhoods are largely made up of modern houses from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The owners typically live an urban agenda, meaning they spend the majority of their days outside of the house and on returning value a space that’s generous, cozy and well illuminated. This inspired our design premise of wide-open communal spaces that promote better community living.

进入建筑的通道是行人专用的，通过一个折成 “Z “形的金属围栏。这个结构根据接近的方向有两种不同的颜色，黄色或黑色，使其具有俏皮和动态的特点。在另一边，我们发现了一个宽阔的底层区域，它通向一个由人行道组成的中央中庭，包括建筑的 “Vedette”，一个引人注目的露天黄色楼梯。由此产生的效果是一个原始的开放空间，它在多个方向爆炸，可以从外面瞥见，并暗示一个渴望成为一个高层社区的居住组合。

The access to the building is pedestrian-only and is by way of a metal enclosure folded in a “Z” shape. This structure beams two different colours depending on the direction from which it is approached, yellow or black, giving it a playful and dynamic character. On the other side we find an expansive ground floor area that gives onto a central atrium of walkways that includes the building’s “vedette”, a striking open-air yellow stairway. The resulting effect is for an original open space that explodes in multiple directions, which can be glimpsed from the outside and suggests a habitational ensemble that aspires to be a high-rise neighborhood.

这个内部核心通过一个内部庭院将两个独立的主体结合在一起，组织了这个结构，其整体出现在一个9 x 41米的地块上。较低的三层是单卧室公寓，而较高的两层由两卧室公寓组成，通过后退六米，将城市露台纳入其中，这是社区的传统特征。此外，建筑后退了三米，这样中央花园就可以与邻近的花园连接起来，从每个楼层提供不同的景观，并从内部为整个公寓通风。

This internal nucleus unites two separate bodies via an interior courtyard, organizing the structure whose totality emerges from a 9 x 41m plot. The lower three floors are a matrix of single-bedroom apartments while the upper two consist of two-bedroom apartments which, by retreating six meters, incorporate urban terraces, a traditional feature of the neighborhood. Additionally, the building retreats by three meters so that the central garden can conjoin with neighboring gardens, offering differing views from each floor and ventilating the entire condo from the interior.

公寓的入口是通过阳台的方式，是公共和私人之间的过渡，增加了一层亲密感。最后，材料和颜色的选择是对视觉和谐的追求。因此，电梯选择了混凝土，木工选择了黑色的铝，地板选择了光滑的水泥，墙面选择了有纹理的外观，以及金属轮廓、瓜子金属和黑色混凝土砖。

The apartment entrances are by way of balconies, transitions between the public and private, which add a layer of intimacy. Finally, the selection of materials and colors respond to the search for visual harmony. As such concrete was chosen for the lift, black aluminum for the carpentry, smoothed cement for the floors, a textured look for the wall facings, as well as metallic contours, melon-seed metal and black-concrete brick.

Architects: Quaranta & Coraglio Arquitectos
Area : 1109 m²
Year : 2019
Photographs :Gonzalo Viramonte
Manufacturers : Aluminios Henisa, Construluz, Corblock, DePlano, Terralon
Author Architects : Juan Carlos Quaranta, Marisa Quaranta, Valeria Quaranta
Construction : EMPRA s.r.l.
Design Team : Javier Gomez Rojas, Maria José Cordón Vieyra, Javier Rojas
Structure : Alejandro Fernandez
Blacksmithing : Hernan Batistón
City : Córdoba
Country : Argentina