Argentinian studio IR Arquitectura has transformed a leftover corner of a 1950s building in Buenos Aires into this small apartment, using built-in furniture and a caged balcony.

Called El Camarin, the renovated residence is located in Charcarita – a neighbourhood in the north-central portion of Argentina's capital.

It occupies a triangular portion that was left empty after the mid-century building was broken up into different spaces.
The main building's street corner is chamfered, giving the apartment an unusual shape. IR Arquitectura describes it as an "ochava", which translates to chamfer.

"This small apartment, residual product of the fragmentation of a property built in the 1950s in the neighbourhood of Chacarita, forms an 'ochava' on the first floor with visuals open to the outside as exposed to the curious look from the street," said IR Arquitectura in a project description.
To make the most of this unusual setting, the firm extended the front of the building with a curved terrace, adding an extra seven square metres to the existing 18-square-metre space.

Curved white mesh sections on the front offer street views and allow in plenty of natural light, while maintaining the privacy of the residents.
A series of similar caged balconies also flank a concrete tower that architecture firm Adamo-Faiden has recently completed in the city.

At El Camarin, plant pots and wooden stools decorate the balcony, with white beams and glas...