CMS Arquitectas studio has developed the project for the construction of a residential building in an area of buildings of the same typology with tree-lined streets in Rosario, an important port city in Argentina that is located on the banks of the Paraná River, 300 km from the capital, Buenos Aires.

The project is characterized by incorporating a new concept of railings that gives identity to the façade; these are built with a certain thickness in order to acquire the quality of a flower pot. Thus, the project blends in with the trees of the place with the hanging vegetation on the façade.
Building RZ1248 designed by CMS Arquitectas, consists of two apartment volumes, with patios, green terraces, and double balconies interspersed between them, plus another volume at the end of the plot three stories high that serves as a parking lot. The architects conceived the project conceptually as “spaces for enjoyment”: generous, open, and bright; that invite you to stay and contribute to the well-being of its inhabitants.

The ground floor of the building is practically open plan throughout its entire surface, on the roof are the common areas where there is a small swimming pool, along with a barbecue area. The apartment units are spacious, bright and have cross ventilation. In addition, 20 percent of semi-covered surface has been added to each home so that you can enjoy the outdoor spaces at all times of the year.


RZ1248 Building by CMS arquitectas. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
 

Project description by CMS Arquitectas

Building RZ1248 is located in a residential area of Rosario with tree-lined streets, a few blocks from Parque Independencia and Bv. Oroño. The project consists of two volumes of apartments, with patios, green terraces and double balconies interspersed between them. At the back of the land, three levels of garages, which multiply on their green terrace what they occupy in surface area.

This project incorporates a new concept of railings, which gives identity to the facades. They are materialized with a thickness to contain pots with hanging, climbing or encroaching vegetation. The inclusion of vegetation - both on balconies, patios and rooftops - provides the building with added value, by integrating the concept of “ecosystem services” in the sustainable building-city interrelations.


RZ1248 Building by CMS arquitectas. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.

The apartment units are spacious, bright and have cross ventilation. In the intention of providing generous semi-covered surface area to each apartment and given the limitation of current town regulations regarding the depth of the balconies, the strategy was to divide the surface into two balconies, but without lose them: a main one as a continuation of the living-dining rooms; and another for service, as continuity of the cooking area to house the laundry and clothes.

The apartments in this project have 20% of their exclusive surface area destined for semi-covered space. The ground floor is free and open, with pedestrian and vehicular entrance, circulation, bicycle storage, lockers and green spaces interspersed with each other. On the roof, the building's common use amenities are located, such as a barbecue area with a barbecue and a solarium with a pool. In short, the architectural project of this building was conceptually conceived as “spaces for enjoyment”: generous, open and bright; that invite you to stay and contribute to the well-being of its inhabitants.

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CMS arquitectas. Chiatello Diana, Matiasevich Paula y Melina Spinetta arquitectas.
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Project team
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Project manager.- Architect Mariela Echecury.
Team.- Architect Valeria Mecchia, Architect Victoria Figueroa, Architect Lucrecia Rossi, Architect Camila Barrera, David Pippa, Camila Cividini.
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Development.- CMS architects and Pelle & Asociados.
Trust Administration.- Pelle & Asociados.
Calculation and conduction of structural work.- Graphstudio Argentina, Engineering Division.
Landscaping.- Architect Claudia León.
Sanitary installation.- Mario Ibarra.
Electricity.- Martín and Diego Roldán.
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Builder
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PH constructora SRL.
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Area
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2,795 sqm.
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Dates
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Years of construction.- 2019-2023.
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Location
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Rodríguez Nº1248, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.
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Manufacturers
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Furniture.- Benign Design.
Aluminum Openings.- The Openings Factory.
Sanitary.- Accesaniga.
Armored entrance doors.- Richmond.
Floors and coverings.- Balcarce 54.
Blacksmithing.- Fiore // Carmet // Integral Blacksmithing.
Wooden floors and wpc deck.- Nuñez Pisos.
Pool.- Igui.
Marbles.- Brown.
Air conditioning.- Cormay.
Generator group.- AerCom.
Elevators.- Rosini.
Automation.- Szpiga.
Wooden doors.- Ral Design.
Security doors.- Richmond.
Access control.- Jalp Security.
Interlocked floor.- RSR.
Glass.- SIV (Integral Glass Service).
Painting.- Ricardo Toloza.
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Photography
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Ramiro Sosa.
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CMS arquitectas is an architecture studio made up of three women, architects and friends, Diana Chiatello, Paula Matiasevich, and Melina Spinetta, architects from the Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Design of the National University of Rosario between 2001 and 2002.

After several years of their work, both in Rosario and in other locations and abroad, since 2007 they have formed the “CMS arquitectas” studio. With a name that bears the initials of each one and that refers to the centimeters of the measurement used in the projects, it is defined by a friendly architecture; that it is beautiful because it invites you to live it; who falls in love because she is guided by desire and passions.

The studio's work is of two types: those that come through clients, generally single-family homes and offices; and the “self-managed” ones, which are the apartment buildings in horizontal property through the trust modality at cost.

In the case of the latter, «CMS arquitectas» works in partnership with the accounting-tax firm «Pelle & associates» which is in charge of the administration of the trust. The spectrum of action is very broad and covers all stages, from the selection and purchase of the land to the completion and delivery of the finished apartments. Including the search for investors, preliminary project design, marketing, executive file, construction management, going through calculations and budgets, hiring, purchase of materials, finishing with interior design, and marketing of finished units.

«Architecture, in addition to being our job, is our passion; since although we deal with solving problems with dedication and effort, there is a lot of enjoyment in each one. We try to give the best possible response to each order with the means available. We consider architecture as a real and honest teamwork, between clients, bricklayers, plumbers, carpenters, painters, architects, and the list goes on... as broad as the work is complex. Good treatment and respect always govern all relationships. Each participant in this team is treated as another with different knowledge that contributes to the overall contribution, achieving the necessary balance to reach a successful conclusion.
Diana, Paula and Melina.
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