Terrazzo is made by combining a cement base (sand, water, and cement) with a mixture of ground minerals - like marble, granite, and quartz - and can be applied to almost any surface, vertical or horizontal. The technique, produced using a completely hand-crafted method, was used worldwide in the construction of modern buildings and is noted for its durability, resistance (to water and abrasion), and easy maintenance. This made it a go-to material in the creation of flooring for houses and the common areas of residential and office buildings.  

Today, terrazzo is experiencing a revival as one of the key trends in contemporary architecture. Here, we will discuss the whats and hows of terrazzo and illustrate some of its uses in current projects. 

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• Architects

  Adamo Faiden

• Location

  Gral. Enrique Martínez 205, Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Category

  Apartments

• Lead Architects

  Sebastián Adamo, Marcelo Faiden

• Area

  2238.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

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• Architects

  BLT Arquitectos

• Location

  Mendiolaza, Argentina

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architects

  Esteban Barrera , Javier Lozada

• Design Team

  Sofía Trucco, Heriberto Martínez

• Area

  240.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Javier Agustin Rojas

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• Architects

  NBBO Arquitectos

• Location

  Udaondo, Argentina

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architects

  Nicolas S. Brandariz, Brian Oliver

• Area

  305.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Javier Agustin Rojas

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• Architects

  Dirección General de Arquitectura, GCBA, MDUyT

• Location

  Olympic Village, Commune 8, Villa Lugano, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Category

  Kindergarten

• Jefe de Gobierno

  Horacio Rodríguez Larreta

• Lead Architects

  Dirección General de Arquitectura, Subsecretaria de Proyectos, Ministerio de Transporte y Desarrollo Urbano (MDUyT) del Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (GCBA), Álvaro García Resta (subsecretario), Martin Torrado (director general)

• Area

  20774.35 ft2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Javier Agustín Rojas, Javier Agustín Rojas, Tomás Pérez Amenta

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• Architects

  KLM Arquitectos

• Location

  Barrio de Colegiales, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Category

  Other

• Architect in Charge

  Federico Kelly

• Team

  Federico Kelly, Paula Lestard, Hernán Maldonado Arquitectos

• Collaborator in Project Management

  Natalia Cavalieri

• Project Collaborators

  Natalia Cavalieri /Demian Schneider/Timoteo Lacroze (maqueta)

• Structural Calculation

  Sebastian Berdichevsky

• Construction

  CyO construcciones

• Area

  200.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Javier Agustin Rojas

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• Architects

  Adamo Faiden

• Location

  Bonpland 2169, C1425FWA CABA, Argentina

• Category

  Apartments

• Author Architects

  Sebastián Adamo, Marcelo Faiden

• Collaborator Architects

  Paula Araujo Varas, Ezequiel Estepo, Marcos Altgelt, Martinica De Barba

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Javier Agustín Rojas

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• Architects

  RDR Arquitectos

• Location

  Av. Pres. Figueroa Alcorta 7350, Núñez, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Category

  Extension

• Architect in Charge

  Jacques Richter, Ignacio Dahl Rocha, Bruno Emmer, Facundo Morando

• Project Team

  Ignacio Dahl Rocha, Bruno Emmer, Nicole Michel, Rodrigo Muro, Martín Rosello, Facundo Morando, Jorgelina Tortoricci, Ovidio Lagos, Nicolás Adrián, Inés Loviseck, Gerardo Pietrobelli, Ignacio Bóscolo, Martina Portugal, Guillermo Aporsegui.

• Area

  215278.21 ft2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Javier Agustín Rojas

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• Architects

  BAM! arquitectura

• Location

  Belén de Escobar, Argentina

• Category

  Sustainability

• Authors

  Gonzalo Bardach – Matias Mosquera

• Structural Calculation

  GEA Ingenieros

• Area

  2454.1 ft2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Javier Agustin Rojas

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• Architects

  Alonso&Crippa

• Location

  Palermo, Argentina

• Category

  Houses

• Author architects

  Mariano Alonso, Ludmila Crippa

• Design Team

  Pablo Galicer, Agustín Azar, Joaquín Berdes, Naomi Garay, Génesis Pestana, Alice Volpi, Giulia Brena

• Area

  110.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Javier Agustín Rojas

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• Architects

  Felipe Gonzalez Arzac arquitecto

• Location

  Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architect

  Felipe gonzalez arzac

• Design Team

  Valentin Ayala / Juan Bordone

• Area

  190.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Javier Agustin Rojas

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• Architects

  CCPM Arquitectos

• Location

  Benito Pérez Galdos 10, C1155AGB CABA, Argentina

• Category

  Small Scale

• Area

  30.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Javier Agustín Rojas

Relatively unknown outside his home country, Clorindo Testa (December 10, 1923 – April 11, 2013) was one of Argentina’s most important 20th-century architects. Consistently defying categorization, Testa had a hand in two of Buenos Aires’ most iconic buildings, the Bank of London and South America, and the National Library, as well as many others throughout his long career. Characteristically enigmatic, Testa would only ever acknowledge Le Corbusier as an influence, saying, “I never paid attention to other architects.” As a former colleague Juan Fontana described, Testa spoke the language of brutalism with an Argentine accent.

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• Architects

  Ariel Jacubovich | Oficina de Arquitectura, OPA Oficina Productora de Arquitectura

• Location

  Dr. Tomás Manuel de Anchorena 295, Barrio Abasto, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Category

  Apartments

• Project Architects

  Ariel H. Jacubovich

• Area

  776.0 m2

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  Javier Agustín Rojas

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• Architects

  CCPM Arquitectos

• Location

  Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Category

  Houses

• Engineer

  Sonia Ganem

• Area

  89.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Javier Agustín Rojas