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MVRDV’s stacked residential building brings homes to a dense neighborhood in Montevideo
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News • News • 11 May 2023

MVRDV’s stacked residential building brings homes to a dense neighborhood in Montevideo

Ziel is a new 15-story residential building in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, that will bring family homes to a densely populated neighborhood. The first project in the South American country by Rotterdam-based architectural firm MVRDV, Ziel comprises a loosely-stacked series of individual homes. The layout is designed to ensure light and air spread through the entire building, and includes a number of green and communal spaces for residents to enjoy and share. MVRDV Ziel is located in Montevideo’s southern tip, close to the ocean. The building occupies a corner plot next to Villa Biarritz, a park that serves as a green heart in the dense Punta Carretas neighborhood. In its design, MVRDV extends the greenery of the park... More

Project • By FRAZZI ARQUITECTOS • Heritages

Paseo de la Brecha

DESCRIPTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL WORK  The project is located in the historical city of Colonia del Sacramento -declared UNESCO World Heritage- in a privileged location meters from the river, over two grounds unified in a ¨L¨ shape, with way outs to two streets of strong gradients, typical of river ravines.Important previous research works -digging out the historical, cartographic and archaeological background of the place- and careful preliminary excavations within it, led us to discover remains of the wall and its buttresses from the former fortification of the citadel created in 1680 by the portuguese (as well as remains of old pottery and tableware, military elements, sabers and cannonballs from the many ba... More