INVIAS Competition Entry (2009) Design: @caicedo5995 @juanfer7721 @nicolasbet Collaborators: @marta_gaviria @amarilla00 Carolina Vélez Leonardo Afanador Invias is the government agency in charge of national road network, and is located in Bogotá. Back in the day it was moving from it's then old building, therefore the competition. Happily I was invited to form a team with @caicedo5995 @juanfer7721 and we took inspiration from the steep earth slopes which result from opening new roads in the mountainous zones of Colombia. We started chasing the image of a gap splitting a hill in two while sorting out the program: a bureaucratic office building overlooking the silhouette of the east mountains and the city skyline that melts with it as seen from the distance. Considering that Bogotá is not a hot city, we turned to high performance glass for the facade with all the framing hidden, and some sliding shading panels inside to control the glare. The gap creates an unexpected deep patio with an irregular form which pretends to recreate the road slopes, and actually groups the exposed emergency stairs and the common areas of each floor, where normally you share a coffee with coleagues. The winning project seems to have never been built, at least as it was in the competition. We didn't won, but working aside one of the architects that I admired the most since my student years, who now is a good friend, was such a fantastic experience. #architecture #architecturelovers #architectureanddesign #architecturecompetition #architecturecolombia #architecturebogota #officebuilding #glassfacade https://www.instagram.com/p/CDz6dT9JuKM/?igshid=119mhjnbpm6m8