San Luis: Terrazas del Portezuelo & El Hito
Terrazas del Portezuelo is the name of a group of buildings and a civic park in which the new Government House of the province of San Luis, Argentina has been built. It is the first public ecological building in the country, inaugurated on July 9, 2010 as a tribute to the bicentennial of the May Revolution. Shaped like a pyramid, it'ss located in the highest place of the property and has a square base of 65 m on each side and a height of 47 m; and, it contains 6 plants including the subsoil. It is transparent, it has an outer ‘glass skin’ with double structural glazing, with titanium plate applications, and its surface is 11,510.82 m². It is entirely dedicated to the Governor, who has his offices on the third floor. A higher level is the social area of your private residence, with bedrooms on the fifth floor and a private function room on the sixth. The gazebo located on the seventh floor is intended for a winter garden, overlooking the four cardinal directions. There are two entrances, from two of its opposite faces, to a double height hall to which the circulation of offices overlooks. The center of the pyramid is an almost closed prism that contains the vertical circulations and the services on the different floors. The building is located in the center formed by another building called "Herradura" and three towers, still under construction, around which the ministerial modules will be located. As for El Hito, it is located behind the Terrazas del Portezuelo building. Its steel and concrete structure reaches 130 m in height. At about 50 m high, the viewpoint is located, which allows a panoramic view of the city, as well as contemplating nearby towns such as Juana Koslay, La Punta, Potrero de los Funes and Salinas del Bebedero. The top is illuminated with LED technology, which changes color every 30 seconds.
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