Article source: SKETCH 

La Moderna is a mixed-use building built in 1962 on one of the main avenues of the Old Town of Panama City. The building has a modernist influence that is marked in the design of its original façade, in the way it is implanted in the ground, as well as in the logic of the existing structure. In 2014, at the beginning of the design process, the interiors and the structure of the building were seriously deteriorated and with moisture problems in their upper levels due to faults in their waterproofing.

Image Courtesy © Fernando Alda

• Architects: SKETCH
• Project: La Moderna
• Location: Avenida B y Calle 12 Este, Ciudad de Panamá, República de Panamá
• Photography: Fernando Alda
• Team: Johann Wolfschoon, Carlos Chen, Daniela Manfredi, Anthony Flores, Diego Segundo
• Área: 5,340m² (57,480 sq. ft.)
• Buid In: 2014-2018

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