Located in a central area of Montevideo city, Morelli residential building is implanted in a property of 10 meters wide and 46 meters deep between walls. Taking as a reference the R2B1 zoning of Buenos Aires - our neighboring city- to make the most of the characteristics of the land, the project is divided into two 4 levels blocks, around a large central courtyard of 11 meters long. The two volumes reach the height of 9 meters permitted by city regulations, plus a rooftop terrace for recreation, and are linked to each other by an exterior circulation of concrete platforms.

The building’s access is through a basement where garages are located. There you meet the vertical circulation that leads to the fifteen bi-oriented housing units in the three upper levels.

The typologies vary between 1 and 2 bedrooms and a studio apartment, and all have terraces or patios for individual use. The arrangement around the central open space allows all the units to have a double orientation to the northwest and southeast, ensuring adequate sunlight and cross ventilation.

As we continue through the central circulation, we access the walkable roof, which has a recreation area with two barbecues for common use, and a space for tenders and water tanks.

Regarding to the design, the search was for a contemporary aesthetic of pure lines and simple volumetry. The construction was carried out with precast concrete pieces and assembled on site with the help of cranes, a solution that provided speed and simplicity to the execution.

The main façade consists of a metallic skin of steel profiles and orsogril panels attached to the building, generating a 1.20-meter-wide buffer space that functions as a green filter, providing privacy to the units and housing the outdoor spaces.