The house that Dr. Peter Curutchet entrusted with Le Corbusier in 1948 - declared of provincial interest, tourist and National Historic Landmark in 1987 - is a successful show of the five principles as the Swiss-French architect enunciated in 1926, but with the particularity that they were adapted to a small lot, between party and a longitudinal axis which is at an angle close to the 45th regarding the municipal line. Ultimately, a successful reconciliation of universal principles with the particularities of the urban context of the city of La Plata.The house is located, as already said, in La Plata, capital of the province, Buenos Aires, 60 kilometers from the Federal Capital, in a residential area across from the Plaza Rivadavia and separated from the main public green space the city, the Forest, along Avenida 1, one of the busiest urban arteries.The house, which takes place at several levels, has a small porch as access, initiating the ramp leading to the entrance hall and turning 180o, is continued until whatever Curutchet's office and its services. The release of the ground floor allows for a garden, whose cornerstone is the tree that rises through a hole specifically designed to form part of the landscape from the terrace on the top floor.From the glazed hall, through a staircase that links the work vertically, you can access the public floor: dining room and double-height, the terrace garden, with its visual framing brise soleil to the surrounding green spaces and shaded noon, and the area of ​​services: kitchen and bathroom. Finally, the top floor contains the family bedrooms, one of them for marriage Curutchet, the other for his daughters, with their health.Today the house is rented to the heirs of Dr. Curutchet by the College of Architects of the Province of Buenos Aires (CAPB) and its doors are open to visitors who want to visit and direct contact with one of the emblematic works of the movement Argentina.Se modern is a significant work of modern architecture which provides essential input in the teaching of architectural design to any ideology.

Address: Calle 53 no 320. La Plata. Argentina

For group visits contact the following numbers:

+54 221 4218032 / 4822631

Email: info@capba.org.ar

Web site: http://www.capba.org.ar/curutchet/casa-curutchet-presentacion.htm #

Visit time: 45 minutes.

Visit Days

10 to 14:30 hs. days only.

During January, the house remains closed.

Input value

Argentine and foreign students: $ 5

General public $ 10 (Argentina) - $ 40 (foreign)