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From Existing to Inhabited | Renovation of MAPAA's E_RC building
The E_RC project, designed by the MAPAA firm, consists of the renovation of a 600 m² building located in the Providencia district of Santiago, Chile. The property had been abandoned for more than thirty years, turning it into a disused structure in the heart of the city. The project posed an architectural and urban challenge: how to recover an obsolete volume and transform it into a contemporary residential building.

Arq. Alejandra Polanía
4 days ago4 min read


How did a half-built house change the lives of 100 families? | Quinta Monroy Complex by ELEMENTAL
Located in Iquique, Chile, and developed in 2004, the Quinta Monroy project sought to relocate 100 families who had lived for decades in precarious conditions to the same site. Under the Chilean government's Dynamic Debt-Free Social Housing program, each family received a subsidy of USD 7,500 to build their home. Faced with this budgetary constraint, the Elemental team, led by Alejandro Aravena, proposed an innovative approach.

Arq. Alejandra Polanía
Oct 76 min read


The Mexican Badge for Excellence | Luis Barragan Studio House
The Luis Barragan Casa Estudio is located in Tacubaya, an old and popular neighborhood in Mexico City, where we can find various traditional

Arq. Valentina Martin
Nov 22, 20235 min read


Virgilio Barco Library by Rogelio Salmona | The union between the landscape and the built
The Virgilio Barco Library by Rogelio Salmona is located in the city of Bogotá, Colombia and is part of a complex made up of the Simón Bolív

Arq. Valentina Martin
Sep 26, 20233 min read


Exploring the Tropical Paradise | Tropicario Botanical Garden of Bogota
Located in the heart of the Botanical Garden of Bogotá, we can find a space for conservation and environmental study known as the Tropicario

Arq. Valentina Martin
Aug 14, 20233 min read
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