A simple distinctive compact volume next to Montevideo’s harbour bay, an affordable Housing High Rise Building, accommodates all 194 residential units, 103 parking stalls and retail areas. V-shaped 4-storey high columns surround the commercial podium with green rooftop. A top rectangular canopy and two dark sloping volumes crown the residential tower with grey façade fins that reinforce elegance and verticality.
LOCATION: Montevideo, Uruguay
AREA: 19.089 m2
DATE: 2016
STATUS: Completed 2021
DESIGN ARCHITECT: Carlos Ott in association with Carlos Ponce de León
ARCHITECT OF RECORD: Carlos Ott in association with Carlos Ponce de León