Edificio Positano
| Edificio Positano | |
|---|---|
| Basic data | |
| Place: | Montevideo , Uruguay |
| Construction time : | 1959-1963 |
| Status : | Completed |
| Architect : | Luis García Pardo , Adolfo Sommer Smith |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | flat |
| address | |
| Address: | Avda. Ing.Luis P. Ponce 1262 |
| City: | Montevideo |
| Country: | Uruguay |
The Edificio Positano is a building in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo .
The building, projected in several stages and built in 1958, according to other sources, from 1959 to 1963 is located in the Barrio Pocitos on Avenida Ing. Luis P. Ponce 1262 , corner of Charrúa, not far from the junction with Bulevar Artigas . Luis García Pardo (1910–2006) and Adolfo Sommer Smith, who shaped the urban profile of Pocitos with his buildings, were responsible for the construction. The garden belonging to the building is a design by Roberto Burle Marx . There is also a sculpture by Germán Cabrera and a mural by Lino Dinetto on the building. The Edificio Positano is designed as a residential apartment building. Innovative materials were used in construction at that time. In addition to double-glazed windows, these were electric underfloor heating and aluminum frames.
Edificio Positano has been classified as a Bien de Interés Municipal since October 25, 2005 .
literature
- Guía Arquitectónica y Urbanística de Montevideo. 3. Edition. Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo et al., Montevideo et al. 2008, ISBN 978-9974-600-26-3 , p. 346.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arte, vidrio y vanguardia ( Memento from June 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish) in El País from May 27, 2012, accessed on July 8, 2012
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: (Spanish) in El País from October 26, 2005, accessed on July 8, 2012
Coordinates: 34 ° 54 ′ 19.2 " S , 56 ° 9 ′ 46.3" W.