The search for outdoor spaces in dense city dwellings has become for some a necessity and for others a requirement to be fulfilled. In short, it is one of the most sought-after commissions that architects around the world receive on a daily basis. Beyond the fact that this phenomenon has been accentuated during the Covid-19 pandemic, since their origins, these expansion spaces have been conceived not only to increase the use of natural lighting and ventilation but also to promote the indoor-outdoor relationship, giving the possibility to accommodate various uses and functions even when square meters are scarce or when the connection with nature is glimpsed far over the horizon.
Walking through the city of Buenos Aires, it is evident to observe in an innumerable number of buildings the arrangement of linear balconies of about one meter deep on their facades. Using different materials in their floorings, ceilings, and railings, these spaces compose the language of a city where the old coexists with the new, where one architectural style overlaps with another, and where each building reflects a particular historical context or regulation.
