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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">Bogotá</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 Bogotá restaurant is the studio's largest built space.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/87/874a9558f670ebaceedcce402e7d1fcb.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/87/874a9558f670ebaceedcce402e7d1fcb.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Masa Restaurant in Bogotá, Colombia Image © Naho Kubota</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5d/5de813353744c20d3ba4800780bea9d7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5d/5de813353744c20d3ba4800780bea9d7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image © Benjamin Cadena</figcaption></figure><p>According to Benjamin Cadena, the studio's founder and principal, “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’t completely open. The design defines distinct spatial volumes yet allows you to move through them with the freedom of an open plan.” Split into three area...</p>