Foster + Partners Completes First Project in South America: Climate-Friendly Faena Aleph Apartments

As of this past year, <a href="http://www.fosterandpartners.com/">Foster + Partners</a> can say that they have a built project on every habitable continent. In 2012 the firm completed construction on its first project in South America - the Faena Aleph Apartments in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The <a href="http://www.faenahotelanduniverse.com/#!/">Faena District</a> is a neighborhood that boasts buildings designed by some of the most renowned designers in the world. Foster + Partners' beautiful new apartment block blends the interior and exterior environments of Argentina.

The Faena District of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/luxury-buenos-aires-grand-hotel-aims-for-leed-certification/">Buenos Aires</a> is an upscale neighborhood brimming with new construction. <a href="http://www.fosterandpartners.com/">Foster + Partners</a> designed the project for a team owned by the Faena Group that advocates green spaces and architecture to raise awareness of environmental movements around the world.

As Alan Faena put it, they “called on Foster, one of the world’s most prestigious architects, to bring his vision to our own”.

Moveable solar shading devices are also installed on the balconies of each unit.

The space takes advantage of the thin line separating the interior and exterior spaces with double-height patios and collapsible window-walls.

The Faena Aleph Apartments stand as an example of sustainable design through climatic consideration. The project has also added vertical density to the Faena District.

As Alan Faena put it, they “called on Foster, one of the world’s most prestigious architects, to bring his vision to our own”.

Moveable <a href="http://inhabitat.com/maison-escalier-is-a-tree-like-parisian-home-wrapped-with-a-leafy-sun-shade/">solar shading devices </a>are also installed on the balconies of each unit.