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

A couple with two children wanted to build a vacation house in Girardot, Colombia, a popular tourist spot three hours southwest of Bogotá.

Although Medellín, Colombia, a valley metropolis of more than two million in the northern reaches of the Andes, is sometimes called the City of Eternal Spring, it is better known for its erstwhile reputation as Murder Capital of the World.

Project Specs Parque Biblioteca España Medellín, Colombia Giancarlo Mazzanti Arquitectos << Return to article the People Architect Giancarlo Mazzanti Arquitectos Calle 29 #6-94 Bogotá, Colombia Phone/fax: (571)2326309/3406564 E-mail:  gmazzanti@gmail.com www.giancarlomazzanti.com Giancarlo Mazzanti,  Registered Andrés Sarmiento Juan Manuel Gil,  Registered Fredy Pantoja,  Registered Pedro Saa,  Registered Gustavo Vasquez ,  Registered Iván Ucros,  Registered Architect of record Giancarlo Mazzanti Interior designer: Giancarlo Mazzanti Arquitectos Engineer(s): Sergio Tobon,  Structural Engineer Alberto Aschner, Structural Engineer Consultant(s) Landscape:    Mesa y Uribe Paisajistas Lighting:     Scheder Lighting Acoustical:   Raul Dario Franco, Architect Other:         Raul Dario Franco, Architect. (Bioclimatic Design) General contractor: Arquitectura y