La Moderna是一座建于1962年的多功能建筑，位于巴拿马城老城区的一条主干道上。该建筑的立面设计、接地方式和现有结构之间的逻辑都具有具有现代主义风格的意义。本改造项目起始于2014年，在设计之初，建筑顶层防水层开裂导致上层空间受潮，其内部空间和结构状况严重恶化。

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.

▼大楼外观，exterior view

▼街道视角，street view

设计的核心概念包括重建建筑的原始精神，从而对其进行翻修、恢复其原有建筑功能，并在这个前提下将其更新为一座可以满足当今人们对舒适度和技术性的要求的现代建筑。建筑下层空间中，原有的存储空间被改造成商铺，有助于改善邻里周边的城市商业环境。七间商铺占据了建筑的地下一层、首层和首层的夹层空间。建筑师在地下一层建造了一个自带屋顶的集市，作为这层商业空间的室外平台，可以通过一个陡峭的小巷子进入。建筑在这条小巷子上的临街立面经过重新设计，与建筑二层内发生的活动相呼应；在临街立面上设置带顶的阳台，不仅给城市带去生机，还使本建筑与其临近的建筑形成视觉关系。主大堂位于靠近城市主干道的一侧，可以通向办公层、公寓层和两层商业空间。

The design strategy consisted mainly in the rescue of the original spirit of the building to recover the building and its original uses, updating it to the comforts and technical requirements of today. In the lower levels, previously used areas have been rescued as deposits to be transformed into commercial premises that contribute to the urban quality of the neighborhood. A total of seven commercial premises occupy the basement, the ground floor and the mezzanine. At the basement level, a roofed bazaar is created that serves as a covered terrace for commercial premises on this level, which is accessed through the side street, which has a steep slope. The façade towards this street has been redesigned so that it is related to what happens on the first floor of the building, and roofed balconies are generated behind the sunroofs, bringing life to the city and creating a visual relationship with the adjacent building. Towards the main avenue, the main lobby is located that leads to the levels of office and apartments and commercial premises of two levels.

▼主立面与邻近的建筑发生视觉联系，the visual relationship between the facade of La Moderna and the adjacent building

二层空间是开放式的，可用于办公，同时作为入口楼层和公寓层在竖直方向上的连接空间。建筑师对二层的楼板进行了结构加固，一方面可以保护原有的楼板，另一方面也有助于延长建筑的使用寿命。在这里，使用者可以欣赏到城市的远景和海景，此外，还可以通过其退台式的立面造型，观看到独特角度下的周边环境。

▼退台式的立面造型，building’s stepped façade

▼阳台细部，balcony details

The first floor has a free floor that will be used for offices and serves as a connecting element between the access floor and the apartment level. The slab on this level has been reinforced structurally to preserve the original slab and increase the useful life of the building. From this place you can begin to observe distant views towards the city and the sea, and framed views of the neighborhood through its stepped façade.

▼建筑在陡峭的小巷子上的临街立面（北立面），the facade (north facade) towards the side street which has a steep slop

为了进行楼板的防水处理，建筑师将建筑顶层原有的公寓全部拆除，并充分利用建筑物每个立面的特点，在顶层重新建造了12个功能布局紧凑的公寓套间。建筑东侧有5间公寓套房，享有巴拿马湾和巴拿马城的景观视野；建筑中部有3间公寓套房，享有私密性极强的内部花园景观；西侧则是剩下的4间公寓，利用退台式的立面设计，设置宽敞的半包式阳台，享有B大街和老城区的部分景观。

▼顶层室外空间，exterior view of the top floor

▼天台夜景，night view of the roof top

The original apartments on the top floor have been demolished to completely waterproof the slab and in its place 12 compact apartment units have been designed that are located on the floor taking advantage of the unique features of each façade of the building. To the east there are 5 apartments with views of the Gulf of Panama and Panama City, in the center of the plant are located 3 apartments with more private internal gardens, and to the west there are 4 apartments that take advantage of the stepped façade to have large covered balconies that look towards Avenida B and the rest of the Old Town.

▼位于建筑西侧的公寓，享有B大街和老城区的部分景观，apartments at the west of the building that look towards Avenida B and the rest of the Old Town

▼建筑东侧的公寓享有巴拿马湾和巴拿马城的景观视野，apartments to the east with views of the Gulf of Panama and Panama City

▼公寓室内，interior space of the apartment

▼公寓夜景，the night view of apartments

该建筑旨在成为当今条件下多功能建筑的模本，为人们提供一个布局紧凑功能齐全的高效公寓的案例。通过重建，这座位于市中心的建筑不仅回应了社会大众的需求，更贴合了房地产市场的特点。

The building seeks to serve as a current model of mixed-use buildings that proposes compact and efficient apartment solutions that respond to the needs of the public and the characteristics of the real estate market through the recovery of a structure in the city center.

▼地下一层集市入口，the entrance of the roofed bazaar on the basement floor

▼首层空间室内，the view of ground floor

▼二层开放的办公空间，the second floor has a free floor that will be used for offices

▼首层平面图，ground floor plan

▼夹层平面图，mezzanine floor plan

▼二层平面图，2F plan

▼三层平面图，3F plan

▼屋顶平面图，roof floor plan

▼地下一层平面图，basement floor plan

▼正（西）立面图，front (west) elevation

▼侧（北）立面图，side (north) elevation

▼1-1剖面图，section 1

▼2-2剖面图，section 2

Architects: SKETCH

Team: Johann Wolfschoon, Carlos Chen, Daniela Manfredi, Anthony Flores, Diego Segundo

Location : Avenida B y Calle 12 Este, Ciudad de Panamá, República de Panamá

Area: 5,340m² (57,480 sq. ft.)

Built: 2014-2018

Photography: Fernando Alda