The 2019 Open House Buenos Aires

Another dition of the Buenos Aires has come to an end. With over 150 buildings available to visit it is one of the finest architecture festivals worldwide.

As I did last year I volunteered to help usher people around when they visit. I was stationed at the Navy Club (Centro Naval), seen above, with it superb french style.

























 In all it was a great weekend in Buenos Aires with fine weather, as always there were line ups to get in cuz some buildings are only open to the public on this occasion.

The Rosario Open House 2019

The Open house is an International architecture festival which started in London U.K in 1992 that has spread to 45 cities worldwide. The idea is to grant acces to emblematic buildings in each city that normally are not open to the public.

Two main cities host this event in Argentina, One being its faustuous capital city Buenos Aires and the other Rosario which sits 400 clics from Buenos Aires.

Rosario being an important river port that managed to export and import directly to Europe has a rich architectural heritage.

Its downtown area is crowded with beautiful buildings with rich cuppolas mainly of european influence that can visited from inside on the days of the anual Open House.

2018 Open House Buenos Aires - Visiting Buildings

A great time I had this year visiting the different architectural wonders in the city of Buenos Aires.

From private homes to churches and Skyscrapers, Buenos Aires is a complete city with most of the classic and contemporary architectural styles.

The one I liked the most was the Edificio Republica located in Tucuman 1 at the finance district in Buenos Aires, built by Cesar Pelli a renowned international architect.

2018 Open House Buenos Aires - Stationed at a house

Being a volunteer with the Open house you get to be stationed at one of the 100 premises that are open to the public to visit.
This year I was stationed a the "PH Thames" in the neighbourhood of Palermo.

In Argentina "PH" means "propiedad Horizontal" used for house that are normally at street level and in theory do not have a first floor, even though some may have grown into several stories high.

This one in particular was a house from the 1920s renovated by the Alonso Crippa architectural firm. And was shown by one of the architects responsible for the job.

Volunteering for the 2018 Open House Buenos Aires

As mentioned in previous posts the Open House is an international event held in major cities rich with architectural heritage.
Here in Buenos Aires its the 6th edition held on October 27 and 28 2018.
This year I joined the event as a volunteer which has obligations and privileges.

Yesterday I went to the opening conference held at the fundación casaba downtown. It was about the process of urbanising informal settlements in the city of Buenos Aires.

At The Buenos Aires Open House, the Open Bici

I had the chance to participate in the Open Bici version of the Buenos Aires Open House.

As mentined in other posts, this anual sortie is dedicated to visiting architecture in the city.

I participated in three tours, wich were the neighbourhoods of Belgrano, Devoto and buenos Aires through its historical trees.

At the "48H Open House Buenos Aires 2016"

The greatest event for photography and architecture buffs in Buenos Aires, the  Open House Buenos Aires which held its 4th edition this year is the best way to visit and photograph buildings that no always open to the public eye.

Part of an international family of Open House cities and organised by cohabitar urbano which is a civil association that promotes integration among the city and its people.

There were over 50 buildings and homes spread around the city. I managed to do 3 on Saturday and two on Sunday, one of them being the Bencich buildings at Roque Saenz Peña and Florida, smack downtown and one of Buenos Aires iconic intersections.
All the visited were guided by professionals and were brief and concise.
I do recommend doing it next year if your in town.