IV. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Celia Olsen
Buenos Aires is the capital city of Argentina. It is also the largest city in Argentina with the highest human development index (HDI) in the country. The local government is comprised of a Chief of Government co-elected with a deputy Chief of Government and a City Legislature. City government officials serve four year terms with half of the legislature being renewed every two years. Council members are proportionately elected. There are 60 city council members.
Left:Panorama showing Plaza del Congresso.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Population:
Urban: 3,075,646 people (2020)
Metro: 12,801,364 people (2010)
Area:
Urban: 203 km2
Metro: 4,758 km2
Population Density:
Urban Average: 15,075.1 people/km2
Metro Average: 2,690.5 people/km2
Politics:
There are 8 major governmental Bureaus: Treasury and Finance, Justice and Security, Health, Education, Economic Development and Production, Culture, Human Development and Habitat, and Public Space and Urban Hygiene.
The city of Buenos Aires is divided into 48 Barrios grouped into 15 comunas which are decentralized governmental units. The comunas are further grouped into 4 sanitary regions.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
1 AVENIDA 9 DE JULIO SHOWING GRID STRUCTURE
2 RESTAURANT IN LA BOCA SHOWING STREET LIFE
3 CITY PARK WITH HIGH DENSITY SURROUNDING
4 HIGHWAY MARKING EDGE OF BARRIO MUGICA
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High Density Buildig Typologies
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Buenos Aires, Argentina: Means of transportation
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Buenos Aires, Argentina: Traffic hubs and nodes
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Buenos Aires, Argentina: Urban Void Spaces
1 AVENIDA 9 DE JULIO SHOWING GRID STRUCTURE
2 RESTAURANT IN LA BOCA SHOWING STREET LIFE
3 CITY PARK WITH HIGH DENSITY SURROUNDING
4 HIGHWAY MARKING EDGE OF BARRIO MUGICA
High Density Buildig Typologies
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Means of transportation
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Traffic hubs and nodes
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Urban Void Spaces
Buenos Aires, Argentina- Almirante Brown, Don Orione
Area: 122.0 km²
Population: 594,270 people
Population Density: 4,871 people/km2
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Barrio Mugica:
Area: 0.32 square km
Population: approx. 42,000 people
Population Density: 131,250 people/km2
Buenos Aires, Argentina- Plaza Dorrego, San Telmo:
Area: 1.232 km²
Population: 20,453 people
Population Density: 16,601 people/km²
Espacio Para Crecer, Buenos Aires
Espacio Para Crecer (or space to grow) is a speculative project sited in the Don Orione neighborhood. In the 1950’s a housing development commissioned by then-president Juan Domingo Perón was constructed on the site as part of a campaign promise he made to build a house for every Argentinian.
This project builds on the layout of the housing developments of this area as well as taking inspiration from the additions the residents of Don Orione have added on to the previously constructed government housing in the area to envision a more flexible style of housing block. The goal is to construct housing which has the ability to grow and densify as the neighborhood densifies.
In this project a living core is built during initial stage of construction with a steel frame that extends beyond the living core. As resident’s needs change and families grow, occupants have the ability to extend their house. This allows for the local aesthetic styles to be incorporated into the building, the residents to have a sense of ownership over the space, and for informal businesses to be established.
With the right framework there should be a space for the neighborhood of Don Orione to grow.
Project Details
— AQQ