Makenhaus

Makenhaus is an Argentine real estate development company whose work is primarily associated with residential construction in La Plata and surrounding locations in Buenos Aires Province. Its documented activity includes projects in central La Plata, City Bell, Manuel B. Gonnet, and other parts of the Greater La Plata urban area, as well as activity connected with Florida in the United States. The company is known through a portfolio of apartment buildings and multifamily housing developments rather than through a broad consumer product brand. The company’s documented output falls into two recurring formats. One is contemporary vertical housing in consolidated urban locations, including mid-rise apartment buildings designed for city lots and established residential corridors. The other is smaller-scale housing complexes with a more individualized architectural character, often related to the lower-density urban fabric of City Bell and nearby landscaped areas. Projects associated with Makenhaus include Nero, Edificio Dos, also marketed as Up!2, Edificio Plaza Güemes, Up! Cantilo, and Up!39. Architectural coverage of the company’s projects has highlighted several recurring design principles. These include semi-covered balconies or galleries that mediate between indoor and outdoor space, the deliberate framing of exterior views, and the use of roof-level shared areas as social or communal spaces. These features are presented as part of a residential model that treats balconies, terraces, landscaped surroundings, and common areas as extensions of everyday domestic life. The approach combines functional apartment planning with attention to environmental conditioning and the relationship between a building and its immediate urban setting. Nero has been discussed as an example of this approach, with attention to the functional organization of its units, environmental comfort, and the connection between interior rooms and semi-covered exterior areas. Edificio Plaza Güemes has been described in relation to its consolidated urban site and its visual relationship with the adjacent public space. Up! Cantilo applies related ideas to a smaller residential complex associated with City Bell and its lower-density, greener surroundings. Up!2 and Up!39 further represent the company’s use of the Up! naming and project format. Makenhaus’s work has also been situated within broader academic discussions of Greater La Plata, including residential expansion into peri-urban areas, the differentiation of residential sectors, and the metropolitan region’s changing urban structure. In that context, the company’s projects are part of the continuing development and intensification of established residential areas rather than an isolated architectural practice. Publicly available coverage from 2017 through 2024, particularly in the Argentine architecture and design magazine Espacio & Confort, has focused on the design language, housing programs, and site relationships of several Makenhaus developments. Available reference material does not establish the company’s founding date, ownership structure, financial scale, leadership, official website, or current operating status.

Makenhaus is documented as an Argentine residential real estate development company working principally in La Plata and nearby parts of Buenos Aires Province. Public reference material does not provide a confirmed incorporation year, founder, ownership history, executive roster, or detailed account of the company’s early operations. Its identity is instead established through its residential development portfolio and through architectural coverage of those projects. The company’s projects are associated with several different urban conditions. In central and consolidated parts of La Plata, Makenhaus has developed contemporary apartment buildings and multifamily housing on urban sites that require a relationship with existing streets, neighboring buildings, public spaces, and established residential corridors. In City Bell and Manuel B. Gonnet, its work is connected with lower-density residential environments and areas where housing development interfaces with gardens, green spaces, and the expanding metropolitan fabric of Greater La Plata. Reference material also associates the company with Florida in the United States, although it does not identify specific Florida developments or provide enough information to describe the scale of that activity. The documented portfolio includes Nero, Edificio Dos, marketed as Up!2, Edificio Plaza Güemes, Up! Cantilo, and Up!39. These projects illustrate a distinction between vertical urban housing and smaller residential complexes. The vertical projects use the apartment-building format and respond to the constraints and opportunities of consolidated city lots. The smaller complexes use a more individualized architectural expression and are associated with the character of City Bell and surrounding areas. Architectural discussions of Makenhaus projects identify several consistent themes. Semi-covered balconies and galleries are used to create intermediate spaces between private interiors and the outdoors. These areas can support daylight, ventilation, views, and everyday domestic activities while offering some protection from weather. The projects also give attention to visual connections with the surrounding city or landscape. Shared spaces located at roof level are presented as places for social interaction and as additional amenities within the residential program. Nero has been described as focusing on functional organization, environmental conditioning, and the connection between interior and exterior space through semi-covered galleries. Edificio Plaza Güemes has been considered in relation to its consolidated lot and its visual dialogue with the neighboring public space. Up! Cantilo adapts related principles to a smaller-scale development in City Bell, where the surrounding urban fabric and nearby green areas influence the project’s architectural reading. Up!2 and Up!39 are additional examples of the company’s Up!-branded residential format. Makenhaus’s work can be read against the wider development of Greater La Plata. Academic studies of the region discuss the expansion of housing into peri-urban areas, the hierarchical organization of residential sectors, and the metropolitan area’s broader urban-regional configuration. Within this setting, Makenhaus projects participate in the consolidation, densification, and differentiation of residential environments around La Plata. The company’s public profile has been shaped especially by architecture and design reporting rather than by extensive corporate or financial disclosure. From 2017 through 2024, Espacio & Confort repeatedly featured Makenhaus or projects associated with it. This coverage concentrated on architectural language, apartment layouts, environmental considerations, shared spaces, and the interaction between new residential buildings and their surroundings. The available material does not establish whether all named developments were completed, their completion dates, sales performance, construction partners, or current status. It also does not provide reliable information about leadership, corporate structure, financial results, or a formal company website.

• 2024

  End of documented 2017–2024 coverage period

  [1]Makenhausen.wikipedia.org

  Reference material records continued coverage of projects including Nero, Edificio Plaza Güemes, Up! Cantilo, and Up!39 through 2024.

• 2017

  Beginning of documented architecture and design coverage

  [1]Makenhausen.wikipedia.org

  Makenhaus and associated residential projects appear in the documented period of recurring coverage by Argentine architecture and design media.

A residential real estate developer emphasizing contemporary apartment and multifamily projects, with a design approach that combines urban integration, functional housing layouts, semi-covered outdoor spaces, views, environmental comfort, and shared roof-level amenities.

• Residential apartment development

  Nero

  Nero is a Makenhaus-associated residential project discussed in architectural coverage for its functional organization of housing units, attention to environmental conditioning, and treatment of the boundary between interior and exterior space. Semi-covered galleries or similar intermediate areas are presented as important elements in the project’s residential design, helping connect daily domestic activities with views and outdoor conditions.

• Residential apartment development

  Edificio Dos / Up!2

  Edificio Dos, marketed as Up!2, is one of the residential developments associated with Makenhaus. Available reference material identifies it as part of the company’s apartment and multifamily housing portfolio, but does not provide a confirmed completion date, unit count, location-specific specifications, or current commercial status.

• Urban residential apartment development

  Edificio Plaza Güemes

  Edificio Plaza Güemes is a Makenhaus-associated apartment project discussed in relation to a consolidated urban lot and its visual relationship with an adjoining public space. Coverage presents the development as an example of how a new residential building can respond to an established urban setting while maintaining the company’s interest in views, exterior transitions, and contemporary housing design.

• Low-rise or smaller-scale residential complex

  Up! Cantilo

  Up! Cantilo is a Makenhaus-associated residential complex linked with City Bell and its lower-density urban fabric. Architectural descriptions connect it with nearby green areas and with the company’s broader use of intermediate outdoor spaces, functional housing arrangements, and a more individualized approach than a conventional central-city apartment block.

• Residential development

  Up!39

  Up!39 is identified among Makenhaus’s residential projects and forms part of the company’s Up!-named development series. Publicly available reference material confirms its association with the portfolio but does not provide sufficient detail about its architecture, location, construction timeline, size, amenities, or present status.

1. 1Makenhausen.wikipedia.org