Archinect - News 2024-11-21T16:47:18-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150098232/studio-cadena-hits-all-the-right-angles-with-masa-a-new-restaurant-in-colombia Studio Cadena hits all the right angles with Masa, a new restaurant in Colombia Katherine Guimapang 2018-11-30T09:45:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a8/a8f2b881e61d8766a7ce8e688784e150.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/323795/bogota" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bogot&aacute;</a> a new restaurant stands in a northern residential neighborhood in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/9102/colombia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colombia</a>. <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/146693963/studio-cadena" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Studio Cadena</a>, known for their playful and stylistic approach, creates a 7,500 square foot <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/97867/restaurant" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">restaurant</a> built with interconnected volumes each with a particular function. Built at residential scale, the restaurant is the second project the studio has done for Masa. Built on the same site as a former house that had gone through several rebuilds, Masa's Bogot&aacute; restaurant is the studio's largest built space.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/87/874a9558f670ebaceedcce402e7d1fcb.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/87/874a9558f670ebaceedcce402e7d1fcb.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Masa Restaurant in Bogot&aacute;, Colombia Image &copy; Naho Kubota</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5d/5de813353744c20d3ba4800780bea9d7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5d/5de813353744c20d3ba4800780bea9d7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image &copy; Benjamin Cadena</figcaption></figure><p>According to Benjamin Cadena, the studio's founder and principal,&nbsp;&ldquo;The idea is that everything is connected, but the spaces remain fragmented for intimacy. In any space in the restaurant you might hear or smell things that give a sense of the adjacent spaces, but it isn&rsquo;t completely open. The design defines distinct spatial volumes yet allows you to move through them with the freedom of an open plan.&rdquo; Split into three area...</p>