Project Description

Overview

The Puerto Madero (old port) in Buenos Aires has for years been an area of rebirth and architectural revitalization. It is home to numerous new restaurants, media businesses, clubs and hotels. As a part of Alan Faena’s real estate undertakings in Puerto Madero, the new Faena Arts Center includes the renewal of the historic building of Los Molinos Food Company.

Built in 1908 this unique space was the warehouse for a great deal of the food that Argentina exported to the world at the beginning of last century. This extraordinary building is one of the last jewels that has not being demolished of the pot area, and now has been converted into a new office and residential complex.

The flagship portion of the project, which is the heart of the complex, has a total of 20,000 sq ft. It has been converted into a multipurpose events hall, with all of the aesthetical characteristics of the Faena trademark.

Acoustics and Isolation

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