The Edificio del Seguro Médico is a commercial building in El Vedado, Havana. Built between 1955 and 1958, it was designed as a mixed use building for apartments and offices for the headquarters of th
Edificio del Seguro Médico. Havana, Cuba
Commercial building entrance on La Rampa. Drawing by Quintana.
Residential lobby entrance from Calle N, mural by Mariano Rodriguez
Structural Plan. Residential block
López Serrano Building
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The López Serrano Building was the tallest residential building in Cuba until the construction of the FOCSA in 1956. Designed by the architect Ricardo Mira in 1929, who in 1941 who also designed La Mo
Edificio del Seguro Médico, Havana
…wooden "persianas" (venetian blinds) that were widely used in modern and traditional residential buildings in Havana such as the FOCSA Building and the López Serrano Building. The other wall is the exterior wall of the public corridor, made of floor to ceiling concrete blocks and set in such a way that allows for 2.43 m…
As seen from the FOCSA Building corridor.
Lobby terrazzo floor
Room layout within apartments. Typical floor plan
Apartment distribution per floor