Edificio Bouchard 710, Office building on Bouchard Avenue, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Edificio Bouchard 710 is a 12-story office building on Avenida Bouchard in Buenos Aires that combines steel and glass in a modern architectural form. Its structure follows rationalist design principles with generous window surfaces and a clear geometric organization.
The site held warehouses of the Catalinas Warehouses and Mole Company, founded by Francisco Seeber in 1872. In 1949 the lot passed to the ATLAS union grouping led by Carlos Aloé, which built the ALEA publishing house, opened in 1951 in reinforced concrete. Cargill bought it in 1998, and the 2000-2001 renovation by Mario Roberto Álvarez y Asociados added five floors behind a glass curtain wall.
The building reflects the modernist spirit that took hold in Buenos Aires during the mid-20th century, when the city was reshaping its business quarters following European models. It shows the period's preference for clean lines and functional spaces that still shape the character of this area today.
The building sits in central Buenos Aires with good public transportation connections and is surrounded by other business areas and services. Visitors should expect this to be an active business location and busier during certain hours than others.
In the basement of the former ALEA building, a bunker was built at Juan Domingo Perón's request, connected to the neighbouring ALAS building. A version claimed the president sheltered there during the 16 September 1955 bombing of Plaza de Mayo, but Perón actually took refuge in the Ministry of War. The bunker was destroyed when 186 parking spaces were built during the 2000 renovation.
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