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Residential ArchitectureFeatured Houses

House 16 ' Piedemonte

House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
La Mesa, Colombia
Photo © Luis Alberto Mari'o
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
La Mesa, Colombia
Photo © Luis Alberto Mari'o
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
La Mesa, Colombia
Photo © Luis Alberto Mari'o
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
La Mesa, Colombia
Photo © Luis Alberto Mari'o
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
La Mesa, Colombia
Photo © Luis Alberto Mari'o
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
La Mesa, Colombia
Photo © Luis Alberto Mari'o
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
La Mesa, Colombia
Image courtesy DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
La Mesa, Colombia
Image courtesy DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
La Mesa, Colombia
Image courtesy DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
La Mesa, Colombia
Image courtesy DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
La Mesa, Colombia
Image courtesy DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
La Mesa, Colombia
Image courtesy DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
La Mesa, Colombia
Image courtesy DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
House 16 ' Piedemonte
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October 16, 2014

Architects & Firms

DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO

La Mesa, Colombia

Project size: 2,368 square feet.

Program: A vacation house for a young family of four.

Location: In the Tequendama region known for its mild climate, a few hours drive from Bogota.

Solution: Two rectangular volumes are perched on a sloping site overlooking a verdant landscape. The lower volume contains the living areas, which are enclosed by wood louvered screens and open onto a terrace and a pool. Above are three bedrooms; a west-facing balcony is recessed within the geometric volume to provide shelter from the sun.

Construction methods: Reinforced concrete and steel structure; plastered brick walls; metal and wood folding screens.

Architect:
DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO LTDA
Calle 109A No. 17-38 Bogotá, Colombia
Phone Number: +57 1 5200289
alejandro@delacarreracavanzo.com
fernando@delacarreracavanzo.com
www.delacarreracavanzo.com

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Completion Date: April 2014

Gross square footage:  2,368 square feet

Total construction cost: 215.070,84 USD

Client/Owner: Jennifer Linares and Andrés Mejia

Architect:
DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO LTDA
Calle 109A No. 17-38 Bogotá, Colombia
Phone Number: +57 1 5200289
alejandro@delacarreracavanzo.com
fernando@delacarreracavanzo.com
www.delacarreracavanzo.com

Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Juan Sebastian Rocha
Laura Moreno

Engineers:
Structural: Lucía Rojas

Foundations: Ricardo Cortes DelValle

Electrical and Lighting Engineer: EMC ENRIQUE MEJÍA

Plumbing: INGEHIDRAR

Consultant(s):
Landscape: Carolina Wiesner

General contractor: DE LA CARRERA CAVANZO LTDA

Master Builder: Miguel Bajonero

Photographer(s):
LUIS ALBERTO MARIÑO
+ 57 313 4198740

 

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Structural system
Mixed reinforced concrete and steel structure

Exterior cladding
Masonry:
Solar and Ventilation Screens

Masonry: Clay brick walls plastered
  
Folding Screens:  Cantilevered metal and wood

Windows: Aluminum windows and tempered glass

Interiror Finishes
Kitchen: Wooden cabinets and polyurethane, top cover in white quarztone.

KEYWORDS: Colombia

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