A Shared Vision: IDEAL Restaurant by Lorenzo Botero & Martin Mendoza.Lorenzo Botero and Martín Mendoza have collaborated on IDEAL, a warm and textural restaurant in Bogota. Inspired by the desert geography of the southern United States and from Baja California to the north of Mexico, Lorenzo and...
Ibuju Collection by Fango Tackles Deforestation.Colombian designer Francisco Jaramillo of Fango Studio has designed Ibuji, a furniture collection made from Yaré, a natural fibre vine found in the Amazon jungle. Rather than cutting down more trees and endangering the native timber, the...
Casa Aire in Medellin by Cinco Solidos.For a house that belongs to someone high-profile — Colombian music sensation, J Balvin, to be exact — the air at Casa Aire is remarkably still. The living room flows into a semi-covered terrace by way of a small circulation area,...
Ballen House in Retiro, Colombia by LCLA office with Clara Arango.Oslo-Based architecture studio LCLA Office and architect Clara Arango have collaborated on Ballen House, an Andes Mountain retreat in Colombia that blurs the boundaries between interior and exterior and, by extension, between architecture...
Influencing Emotions: Casa JL in Medellin by Cinco Sólidos.The team of Cinco Sólidos focused on the relationship between the architecture and its surroundings as the starting point for this house on the outskirts of Medellin. “This home was designed to disrupt the sensorial realm, influence...
Bricks Decoded: The Versatility of Ceramic Facades & Screens.The options are vast when it comes to clay-based ceramic tile facade systems, holding major appeal for contemporary projects thanks to their durability, versatility, and sustainable merit. We’re exploring some of our favourite...
Fetish Light & Terracotta Furniture by Chris Wolston.If you’ve been hankering for a hand-thumbed, terracotta seat with built in pot plant, look no further - Chris Wolston is your man. Wolston's work comes from the Colombian hand made methods of the local artisans. He was exposed to the...
