In the 1980s, plans were approved to begin a project that had the objective of highlighting the value of one of the most iconic areas and busy city of La Plata.
“The enthusiasm for the work waned due to different circumstances and became a “white elephant” over the months. There are now three generations of people from La Plata who understood that this structure on 7th Avenue “It was an abandoned and eternal mass,” explains Viviana Yacoub, president of Estudio Yacoub and one of the people from La Plata who contemplated the abandoned building.
From his company he managed to transform the unease with an innovative residential building. It is a structure of 18 floors – a front of 14 meters, with a gallery and basements– which will have a distinctive façade.
Estudio Yacoub’s initiative not only highlights the tower, but also recovers the urban landscape of the downtown area of La Plata on an emblematic block.
“The development is named after Torre Justice and it was not only designed to complete the construction but also to restore that area of the city to the shine it once had in other times. I saw the possibility of commercial development that could be generated and we ventured into the purchase. The structure was in perfect condition. buildings” indicated the architect and auctioneer.
In the living room, wood-look porcelain floor and laminated DVH carpentry (maximum thermal and acoustic insulation)On 7th Avenue there is several buildings of neoclassical architecture such as Pasaje Dardo Rocha and the former Municipal Bank.
On the façade of the Adalet Tower, a innovative construction system which will provide it with aesthetic quality, durability, acoustic comfort, resistance to corrosion, water and humidity, impact and fire.
Its about fiber reinforced concrete, known by its acronym in English: GRC. It is developed in molds composed of a matrix of Portland cement, silica sand, water and additives, reinforced with fiberglass.
2 room type unit“Fiberglass makes it possible to lighten the weight of the pieces, also giving them greater ductility and organic behavior, that is, it can serve the project with a design freedom incredible,” highlights Yacoub.
The “S” that makes up the façade ascends its 18 floors in pristine white. “The GRC is not revoked or painted. It is composed with the selected color allowing it to retain its aesthetic quality and structural over the years, without maintenance, like the first day,” explains the architect.
The balconies will have multilaminated glass railings tempered, without visible aluminum profiles, to generate physical but not visual containment.
2 room type unitThe building will have spacious premises on the ground floor and 1 and 2 room units. “We saw it as a commitment from the company to be able to finish something obsolete so that the city looks better, which goes hand in hand with the modernization of Avenida 7. Also to give strength to the area, which is surrounded by emblematic buildings.”
Datasheet
Project and Direction. Architect Viviana Yacoub Executive Director. Bautista M Yacoub Project and File Manager. Santiago Echeverria Work Manager. Leandro Mileti Head of Planning. Leila Garcia Antounian.