Edificio del Plata, Rationalist building in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Edificio del Plata is a nine-story rationalist office building in the center of Buenos Aires, built on a triangular plot where two streets meet. Its work floors are wrapped in a glass facade fitted with adjustable plastic blinds, giving the exterior a layered, horizontal look.
Before this building was constructed, the site held the Mercado del Plata, a market that was demolished in 1947 to make way for the new project. Work stretched on for over a decade, and the building was not completed until 1961.
The building sits at a street corner in the city center and draws attention with its curved glass facade. The upper floors are used by city government workers, while the ground floor operates as a bank branch open to the public.
The building is in the heart of Buenos Aires and easy to reach on foot or by public transport from most central areas. The ground floor bank branch is open to the public, but the upper floors with municipal offices are generally not accessible to visitors.
The building sits on one of the few triangular plots in the Buenos Aires city grid, which explains its curved floor plan. The adjustable blinds built into the facade were designed so that occupants could control sunlight directly from their offices, which was uncommon in Argentine office buildings at the time.
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