Galería Jardín, Shopping gallery on Florida Street in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Galería Jardín is a commercial gallery and tower complex at Florida 559, designed by Mario Roberto Álvarez y Asociados and opened in 1976. Its base holds offices on floors 2 to 4, while the 23-storey Torre Florida (completed 1978) and the Torre Tucumán with 80 apartments (completed around 1984) rise above. Planters and flower beds fill the gallery, giving it its name.
The site was formerly occupied by the Jockey Club building constructed in 1897, which was destroyed by fire in 1953. This disaster prompted redevelopment that eventually resulted in the current modernist complex.
The name comes from the many plants and flower beds inside the gallery. At the entrance, shops sell traditional Argentine goods for the tourists who walk Florida Street, while the upper corridors are lined with computer and electronics stores.
The building sits in the central business district and bridges Florida Street with Tucuman Street, offering easy access to multiple transit options. Visitors can reach the shopping areas on foot from surrounding neighborhoods and use several different entrances.
The complex divides into two distinct towers with separate purposes: one focused on offices and the other housing roughly 80 residential apartments. This separation allows work, living, and shopping to coexist seamlessly in a single downtown location.
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