Article source: GRHOUND OFFICE

The project of the Auditorium of the CABB resulted from a request to renovate a large disused space on the first floor of a neo-academic heritage building in the city of Bahia Blanca. It had been recently acquired by the College and had functioned as the headquarters of the newspaper ‘The New Province’ since the beginning of the twentieth century.

A new wooden panelled frame was introduced inside the masonry frame, twice the pre-existing height, to form a double cavity. The new prism created was adjusted in proportion to the overall structure, thereby managing to correct the dimensional irregularities of the original wall face.

Image Courtesy © Ramiro Sosa

• Architects: GRHOUND OFFICE (Arch. Maria del Pilar Boland, Arch. Graciana De Bernardi, Abel Korsmit)
• Project: The Auditorium of The College of Lawyers and Barristers of the Judicial Department of Bahia Blanca (CABB)
• Location: Sarmiento 54, Bahia Blanca, Argentina
• Photography: Ramiro Sosa
  
• Acoustic Design Consultant: Antonio Luaces of TL Acoustic©
  
• Text: Architect Mariana Piqué
  
• Manufacturers: Rasegna® Arquitectura y equipamientos, NASH INGENIERIA®
  
• Backdrops and Draperies: Plastino telones
  
• Translator: Simon Boyd
• Area: 245 m2
• Project Year: 2018
  

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