M A G O is an Architecture studio based in Buenos Aires and Barcelona directed by Manuel Garcia Olivares and supported by a valuable team of collaborators.

 

“A badly executed good idea ends up being a bad idea.”

 

Mago’s work is distinguished by an indissoluble relationship between design and execution.

Understanding Architecture as the Representation of the construction, it produces a true and noble architecture; clear reading and complex emotions, combining structural rigor, discipline and disobedience.

The office is working on projects in Argentina and abroad, ranging from residential projects to public buildings.

 

 

MANUEL GARCIA OLIVARES is Architect graduated with honours from the University of Architecture & Urbanism of La Plata (UNLP, 2009) and Máster in Theory of Architectural Project from the University of Barcelona. (UPC, 2011).

He has collaborated during three years as assistant professor in Architectural Design II at University of Architecture & Urbanism of La Plata.

As architect, he has collaborated in different offices developing competitions, executive projects and works management in Argentina and Spain.

During five years he was part of the team of Prompt Collective, specialized in Architectural visualizations for projects and studies around the world.

 

COLLABORATORS

Prompt Collective

Bona Arquitectura

Rina Pomini Arquitectura

Gastón Virgolini

 

PROJECTS

Residential Buildings

-Ernestina, new single-family house, in collaboration with Bona arq. , 270,00 m², La Plata, Argentina, Built

-Pia, new single-family house, in collaboration with Bona arq. 420,00 m²,La Plata, Argentina, Built

-Paulina, new single-family house, 265,00 m²,  La Plata, Argentina, Being Built.

-622, new single-family house,230,00 m², La Plata, Argentina, Project.

-Martinez, new single-family house ,170,00 m², La Plata, Argentina, Project.

-Idiart, Social Housing, 2.125,00 m², La Plata, Argentina, Project.

-Ituzaingo 648, Social Housing, 1.125,00 m², CABA, Argentina, Project.

-Guzmán Apartment, Renovation, 63,00 m², La Plata, Argentina, Built.

-Idiart Apartment, Renovation, in collaboration with Rina Pomini Arq. , 40,00 m², CABA, Argentina, Being Built.

-Cornet I Mas Apartment, Renovation, in collaboration with Prompt Collective, 100,00 m², Barcelona, Built.

-Cremona House, Renovation, 90,00 m², La Plata, Argetnina, Being Built.

-Alvarez House, Renovation, in collaboration with architect Gastón Virgolini, 50,00 m², La Plata, Argentina, Being Built.

-Napols Apartment, Renovation, 20,00 m², Barcelona, Built.

 

Comercial & Office Buildings

-La Sucursal Restaurant, in collaboration with Prompt Collective, Renovation, 107,00 m², Built.

-CAFAR.Office building and complementary activities, in collaboration with Prompt Collective + Bona Arq., 2.537,00 m², -La Plata, Being Built.1st Prize Competition

-CAPBA I, Architect´s College headquarters, in collaboration with Bona Arq., 3480,00 m², La Plata, Argentina, Project. 1st Prize Competition

Furniture

-Degas Lamp. Lamp inspired in classic Ballet.

-W Table. Lunch table