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
La Rampa
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La Rampa is a main street in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba. La Rampa runs from Calle L to the Malecón. Built in 1930, the end was the location of the Battery of Santa Clara that protected the ci
Edificio del Seguro Médico, Havana
…government forcefully became the new owner of the Seguro Medico building. The first mixed-use building in Havana was the Radiocentro CMQ Building, also on La Rampa (Calle 23). The modernist Edificio del Seguro Médico is one of the earliest mixed-use buildings (commercial/residential) in Havana. Similar to the Lever…
Calle 23
La Rampa - La Habana, 1950s