Ariston Club facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Parador Ariston |
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The Building in its original state
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The Ariston Club is a special building in Mar del Plata, Argentina. It was designed by a famous architect named Marcel Breuer. This building is a great example of the Modern Movement, which was a popular way to design buildings in the past. It follows many of the important ideas from Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture, like using pilotis (pillars that lift the building), having open floor plans, unique façades (the front of the building), and long horizontal windows.
Since 2019, the Ariston Club has been recognized as a National Historic Monument of Argentina. This means it's an important historical site that needs to be protected.
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History of the Ariston Club
The Ariston Club was built very quickly in just two months during 1948. It is the only building that Marcel Breuer designed in Latin America. The University of Buenos Aires School of Architecture asked for it to be built. Local architects Carlos Coire and Eduardo Catalano worked together on the project. The building was first designed to help sell plots of land in a new neighborhood nearby.
Sadly, the building has been empty and unused since 1993.
Design of the Ariston Club
The design of the Ariston Club was very advanced for its time. It looks like a floating, double clover shape made of concrete. This unique shape is held up by four thin pillars that you can't even see from the outside. The building also features special tiles made from volcanic lava.
The outside walls are made of wave-shaped glass and wood. The builders also used materials from the local area. For example, they used stone for the back wall and wood for the outer covering and window frames.
What the Ariston Club Was Used For
When it was first built, the Ariston Club was meant to be a cafeteria and a restaurant. Its clever design allowed every single table to be placed right next to a window, giving everyone a great view.
The building was most popular during the 1950s when the restaurant was busy. However, after that, the building started to lose its shine. Different cafeterias used it in the 1970s. In the 1980s, a café-bar called Bruma y Arena (Mist & Sand) opened there. Later, a dancing club named Maryana took over. During the 1990s, it became a barbecue restaurant called Parrilla Perico. These different uses changed the building's original structure and made its design less special.
The Ariston Club Today
In 2019, the Ariston Club was officially declared a National Historical Monument. Because of this, people started to suggest ideas for restoring it. A petition was even started on Change.org to gather support.
There were some worries that the building might be too damaged to fix. This was because it had been empty for so long and was located next to the sea, which can cause "marine corrosion" (damage from saltwater). However, a team of experts checked the building. Their report said that the damage was not too bad and was only in certain areas. This means that restoring the Ariston Club is possible!
See also
In Spanish: Parador Ariston para niños
