Mar del Plata style

A typical chalet marplatense

The Mar del Plata style (Spanish: Estilo Mar del Plata, chalet Mar del Plata or chalet marplatense[1]) is a vernacular architectural style very popular during the decades between 1935 and 1950 mainly in the Argentine resort city of Mar del Plata, but extended to nearby coastal towns like Miramar and Necochea.[2]

  1. ^ Harris, Juan I.; Gómez, José Carlos (1 November 1941). "Grandes concepciones y pequeños detalles". La Construcción Marplatense (in Spanish). 5 (59). Mar del Plata: Centro de Constructores y Anexos de Mar del Plata: frontpage – via Colegio de Arquitectos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.
  2. ^ Sáez, p. 273