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Architecture studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has unveiled plans for a terraced residential tower in Uruguay, the last project designed by the studio founder.
The Médano El Pinar apartment complex, located on the beachfront outside Montevideo, will consist of approximately 120 luxury multi-family residences with one to five bedrooms. It was the last project designed by architect Rafael Viñoly, who died last year.
“Médano El Pinar, the final project designed by renowned architect Rafael Viñoly, is an innovative, ultra-sustainable, luxury multi-family residential development,” said the studio.
“The building’s long, low, powerful shape integrates it with the organic landscape of the pristine environment, minimizing its visual impact on the community and making it completely invisible from the public beach.”
Renderings show an undulating building set behind a dune, with a stepped facade that reflects the curves of its waterfront site.
The residences will be spread out along a 1,394-foot (425-meter) site and include glass walls that open to terraces.
“The generously proportioned internal spaces open out to large elevated private gardens with panoramic views, creating a feeling of ‘conscious luxury’,” said the studio.
According to the studio, the building will be constructed using locally sourced mass timber structures and aims to be “the first near-zero energy building”.
Other sustainable strategies incorporated into its design will include the use of solar panels, rainwater harvesting, green roofs and cross ventilation.
Interior renderings show a double-height living space with wooden beams throughout and topped with a wood-panelled ceiling.
Walls of floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding glass doors lead to attached terraces with plunge pools or gardens and additional seating areas.
Also depicted is a large swimming pool in front of the building, with the building’s ground-level entrance concealed along its length.
Viñoly, the Uruguayan architect who has died aged 78, designed many buildings around the world, including 432 Park Avenue in New York and Walkie Talkie in London.
Architects and critics including Norman Foster and Michael Kimmelman paid tribute to Vinoly after his death, and his son Roman Vinoly discussed his legacy in an interview with Dezeen .
Other recent projects in Montevideo include a stacked residential complex by MVRDV and a prefabricated multi-storey car park by MAPA.
These images are courtesy of Rafael Viñoly Architects.
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