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Gabriel Carvajal Niño

Gabriel Carvajal Niño

Bogotá, CO

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Habemus Building

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In the last empty lot in a block of buildings developed in the 1980s in a central area of Bogotá and close to the National Administrative Center (CAN), the National University, and the city´s fairground (Agora Bogotá), a  free floor plan building  is constructed  with one apartment per  floor, and two duplex apartments in the last two levels. The multifamily housing building type in Bogota is strongly marked by apartments where the social area joins the kitchen and the private area is isolated.     

The use of brick as the facade material is recurrent in the city and in the building´s immediate context. The façade design is based on digitally analyzed patterns of the material using parametric tools that quickly allowed for new options for the traditional organization of  clay masonry. The possibility of developing novel projects with traditional materials is viable due to the existing local workforce which has great constructive experience with bricks.

 
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Status: Built
Location: Bogotá, CO
My Role: Project Designer
Additional Credits: Area: (m2) 1100 m2
Photographer: Luis Fernando Ramos http://luisfernandoramos.wix.com
Collaborators: Arq. Camila Abreu
Strctural Designer: Juan Manuel Sandoval miyamotointernational.com

 
Front view
Front view
Axonometric View
Axonometric View
Axonometric Section
Axonometric Section
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Facade
Facade
Facade
Facade
Location
Location
Interior
Interior
Interior
Interior
Interior
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Interior
Interior
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Interior
Type plant
Type plant
duplex 1 plant
duplex 1 plant
duplex 2 plant
duplex 2 plant
Access plant
Access plant
Basement
Basement