Omega Block / Daniel Bonilla Arquitectos
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Architects: Daniel Bonilla Arquitectos
Location: Bogotá, Colombia
Client: Colegio Anglo Colombiano
Project Team: Daniel Bonilla, Adriana Hernández, David Córdoba, Juan Andrés Díaz, Andrés Gutiérrez, Eduardo Varela.
Collaborators: Paula Gutiérrez, Alejandra Torres, Vanessa Vásquez, Sebastián Chica, Nicolás Carpio.
Project Area: 3,200 sqm
Project Year: 2008-2009
Photographs: Rodrigo Dávila
The Omega Block Building, located in the Anglo Colombiano School, is the summary of three buildings in progression, which are adapted to the morphology of the triangular area disposed for its development.
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A grand staircase, or tiered seating, ensures a fluid connection between the base plane (ground floor) with level above, while offering a congregational space. With this element, the scale of the building changes, and re-interprets the use of the atrium space.
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The dominant materiality of the project, large format brick and slender pre-stressed concrete elements (beige in color), binds the outside spaces with that of the large internal atrium space. Further tonal and material compliment is found in the vibrant green special divisions (doors and divisions), with smooth Formica finish.
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Love it, great interiors and exterior. Like the brick pattern detailing.
At first I was like ewwwwww….and then I was like oooooohhhh!
Very nice detailing and it looks like it was constructed precisely as well.
Very nice project… as others have pointed out, the materials and detailing look refined.
One missed opportunity: I think the atrium should be filled with green plants. Check out the photo looking down into the atrium, and imagine if there were potted plants dotting the stair terraces, and flowering vines growing up the perimeter. I think it would be a much more inviting space.
Nice stairecase, very suddenly for this kind of building, but it is very smart solution.
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It looked very typical at first… but then, after investigating… it hit me…
this is the work of a master.
Plants would soften the space as PatrickLBC said.
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Omega Block / Daniel Bonilla Arquitectos: © Rodrigo Davila
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