NEVER TOO SMALL: El Camarin

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iR Arquitectura has transformed a discarded corner of a 1950s Buenos Aires building into a cute small apartment using built-in furniture and a caged balcony.

Based in the north-central portion of Argentina’s capital, the renovated space occupies an abandoned triangular portion of the mid-century building, which was a multi-used space.

NEVER TOO SMALL: El Camarin
NEVER TOO SMALL: El Camarin
NEVER TOO SMALL: El Camarin
The balcony is an unmissable feature from the inside and outside.

The apartment, named El Camarin, has an unusual shape and exterior, with the street corner chamfered.

NEVER TOO SMALL: El Camarin
The triangular shape and wall to wall balcony dictated the design of the floor plan.

“This small apartment, residual product of the fragmentation of a property built in the 1950s in the neighbourhood of Chacarita, forms an ‘ochava’ on the first floor with visuals open to the outside as exposed to the curious look from the street,” said iR Arquitectura in a project description.

NEVER TOO SMALL: El Camarin
NEVER TOO SMALL: El Camarin

The firm extended the 18-square-metre space by an additional 7 metres with the creation of a curved terrace.

White mesh on the exterior allows light to enter while keeping the interior private from the street.

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