Concrete-Heavy Argentine Studios Still 'Seek for Rusticity'

To offset the slabs, beams, and columns of concrete that form the shell of the City Block Center of Córdoba, Argentina, architect Pablo Dellatorre planned the 450-square-foot studio apartments in the building around "seeking for rusticity," with floors of guayubira wood, and a "wooden skin" of slatted timber screens surrounding the courtyard. Now inhabited by a group of "young artists, architects, designers, photographers, musicians, actors, and publicists," the building is designed with a communal feel, with each unit equipped with a generous courtyard terrace.

As with other interventions into concrete-heavy spaces, the key is maximizing the natural light and bringing in warmer materials. The taste for weathered wood tables and midcentury chairs displayed by the inhabitants also does a lot for the space. Step inside, below:

· City Block Center / Pablo Dellatorre [Arch Daily]