El Faro Towers

Welcome to the eastern waterfront of Buenos Aires, to the sleek, cosmopolitan district of Puerto Madero. Here, jutting aggressively into the sky above the picturesque canals and historic red-brick warehouses, stand the Torres El…

To fully appreciate the Torres El Faro, we must first examine the ground upon which they stand. Puerto Madero is a triumph of urban reclamation. …

Step back slightly to view both towers in a single frame. The design choice to construct identical twin towers is a bold architectural statement. …

Now, direct your gaze upward, specifically to the negative space between the two towers. There, suspended precariously in the sky, you will notice a series of structural bridges physically linking the two independent skyscrapers. …

While we cannot enter the private residential floors, we can intellectually map the experience of ascending these towers. The interior spatial organization is designed for ultimate exclusivity. …

Conversely, the apartments facing east offer an entirely different, perhaps more profound, psychological experience. Looking east from the upper floors of the Torres El Faro, the dense urbanization of Buenos Aires abruptly…

As the sun begins to set, bringing our architectural study to a close, the atmosphere at the base of the Torres El Faro undergoes a magical transformation. Puerto Madero is pleasant during the day, but the evening is when this…

As we conclude our tour of the Torres El Faro, take one final look up the sheer, curved faces of these twin monoliths. They are more than just luxury residential buildings; they are critical markers in the chronological and…