Oglo Architects have recently shared with us their “Hollow Tower” for the Buenos Aires Vertical Zoo competition. Their sculptural proposal aims to act as a polarizing object amongst its surroundings in Buenos Aires without removing itself from the context of the city. Additional images and the architects description after the break.
History erased the custom office and its pier, which was in the past the gate of the vice-royal city. The ecological reserve marks now the limit of the Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires. Like a signal, a lighthouse, the vertical zoo is set in a contrast game which dialogue with the infinite horizon, given by the “freshwater sea” as well by the Rio de la Plata and the Pampa’s plain. The building position aims to link the ecological reserve with the important urban axes like Libertador and Belgrano avenues. Privileging the South Access of the protected area, the tower’s position aims to offer a new polarity to this part of the city.
