In a political attack, the dictatorship that governed Peru in the decade of the 90s burned and disappeared the headquarters of the National Bank, located in the historic center of Lima. A competition for designing an arts complex in thet plot was announced, it would be called The Square of the Arts.   

Our proposal delimits the space of the complex through a "cloister", which is a typical form of Lima's colonial architecture, but is used here as a permeable barrier between the street and the building, resulting in a square around which the different ambiences of the complex are organized, such as the auditorium, library, studios, etc. Underneath the square is a large auditorium.

The contest was canceled and no winner was announced.