Palacio Libertad

Argentina's first permanent immersive room

Client: Palacio Libertad
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scale: 360° surround projection room
Technologies: 360° surround projection, spatial sound
Services: Immersive Rooms

Some buildings tell a story before you even step inside. Designed by Norbert-Auguste Maillart and opened in 1928, the former Palacio de Correos was for decades the hub through which all the country's mail flowed. Today, it is a National Historic Landmark and one of the largest cultural centers in Latin America: over 100,000 square meters dedicated to music, visual arts, and new technologies. Inside this palace, the Sala Inmersiva offers a different kind of space. There is no front, no stage. Visitors step inside and are surrounded by imagery: a 360-degree immersive projection and spatial audio that transform the room into a landscape, an artist's studio, a harbor, or a fairytale. The room is part of the palace's Art and Technology program, designed as a canvas that can continuously shed its skin. It has hosted the harbor scenes of Quinquela Martín, the universe of The Little Prince, the journey of Manuelita, the cosmic pampas of Pérez Celis, and Geppetto's workshop. Each experience is unique, but all share the same promise: for visitors not just to observe the artwork from the outside, but to step inside and inhabit it. Admission is free, with experiences designed for all ages at the heart of a building that has always been about connecting people.