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Funerary Garden / Taller DIEZ 05

Funerary Garden / Taller DIEZ 05 - Cemetery, Garden, Facade, StairsFunerary Garden / Taller DIEZ 05 - Cemetery, Facade, Column, ArchFunerary Garden / Taller DIEZ 05 - Cemetery, Facade, DoorFunerary Garden / Taller DIEZ 05 - Cemetery, Garden, FacadeFunerary Garden / Taller DIEZ 05 - More Images+ 27

cemetery
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Medellín, Mexico
  • Architects: Taller DIEZ 05
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  450 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2016
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Concretos Apasco, Helvex, Interceramic, VALVO
  • Professionals: Home Service

How to Design a "Building that Breathes": A Sustainable Case Study of Colombia's EDU Headquarters

In the Colombian city of Medellin, a new headquarters is being constructed for the Empresa de Desarrollo Urbano (Urban Development Company), combining optimal thermal performance with local urban regeneration. The new EDU headquarters is the result of a three-part collaboration between the public company, the private sector, and Professor Salmaan Craig from the Harvard Graduate School of Design who has family roots in the Colombian capital. 

Constructed on the site of the former EDU headquarters on San Antonio Park, the scheme aims to act as a benchmark for sustainable public buildings in Medellin, embracing the mantra of “building that breath."

As a specialist in materials, thermal design, and building physics, Professor Craig (EngD) voluntarily offered his service to the scheme’s realization. Below, he explains the thermodynamic challenges behind the building’s conception. 

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Garden House / CONNATURAL

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Houses
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Medellin, Colombia
  • Architects: CONNATURAL
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  550 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2017
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Andrés Ospina, Helvex, Meso

Cremation Unit and Ashes Temple / Juan Felipe Uribe de Bedout + Mauricio Gaviria + Hector Mejía

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Temple
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Medellin, Colombia

Energy Living / M+ Group

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Apartments
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Medellín, Colombia
  • Architects: M+ Group
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  12114 m²
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Firplak

Lusitania Paz de Colombia School / Camilo Avellaneda

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High School
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Medellín, Colombia
  • Architects: Camilo Avellaneda
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  12000 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Danpal, Kingspan Insulated Panels, Casa, Eternit, Hidresa, +3

UVA Sol De Oriente / EDU

UVA Sol De Oriente / EDU - Football Stadium, Stairs, HandrailUVA Sol De Oriente / EDU - Football Stadium, Facade, CityscapeUVA Sol De Oriente / EDU - Football Stadium, ChairUVA Sol De Oriente / EDU - Football Stadium, ChairUVA Sol De Oriente / EDU - More Images+ 21

Football stadium
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Medellín, Colombia

Educational Center 'Montecarlo Guillermo Gaviria Correa' / EDU - Empresa de Desarrollo Urbano de Medellín

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Schools
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Medellín, Colombia
  • Architects: EDU - Empresa de Desarrollo Urbano de Medellín: Urban Development Enterprise EDU - Medellin - Design Workshop
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  5122 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2012
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Calorcol, Colpisos, Concretodo, Hunter Douglas, Quasar S.A
  • Professionals: PVG architects

El Pinal Nursery / Felipe Bernal Henao + Javier Castañeda Acero + Alejandro Restrepo Montoya

El Pinal Nursery / Felipe Bernal Henao + Javier Castañeda Acero + Alejandro Restrepo Montoya - KindergartenEl Pinal Nursery / Felipe Bernal Henao + Javier Castañeda Acero + Alejandro Restrepo Montoya - KindergartenEl Pinal Nursery / Felipe Bernal Henao + Javier Castañeda Acero + Alejandro Restrepo Montoya - KindergartenEl Pinal Nursery / Felipe Bernal Henao + Javier Castañeda Acero + Alejandro Restrepo Montoya - KindergartenEl Pinal Nursery / Felipe Bernal Henao + Javier Castañeda Acero + Alejandro Restrepo Montoya - More Images+ 47

Kindergarten
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Medellin, Colombia

Air & Glass House / López Montoya Arquitectos

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Housing, House Interiors
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Medellín, Colombia
  • Architects: López Montoya Arquitectos
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Hunter Douglas

Restaurant IlForno / PLASMA NODO + Llano Arquitectos

Restaurant IlForno / PLASMA NODO + Llano Arquitectos - Restaurants & Bars, Table, ChairRestaurant IlForno / PLASMA NODO + Llano Arquitectos - Restaurants & Bars, Table, Chair, LightingRestaurant IlForno / PLASMA NODO + Llano Arquitectos - Restaurants & Bars, FacadeRestaurant IlForno / PLASMA NODO + Llano Arquitectos - Restaurants & Bars, FacadeRestaurant IlForno / PLASMA NODO + Llano Arquitectos - More Images+ 36

Restaurants & Bars
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Medellin, Colombia
  • Architects: Llano Arquitectos, PLASMA NODO
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  600 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Alfa, Corona, Decorcerámica, Facolcreto, Icomallas, +3
  • Professionals: Péndulo Ingeniería

Casa de la Memoria Museum / Juan David Botero

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Public Space, Museum
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Medellin, Colombia
  • Architects: Juan David Botero
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  21000 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Sto

La Condesa / PLASMA NODO

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Restaurant, Bar, Interior Design
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Medellin, Colombia
  • Architects: PLASMA NODO
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  100 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Alfa, Corona, Decorcerámica, Diamantina & La Perla, Dmension Studio, +3

9 ¾ Bookstore + Café / PLASMA NODO

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Coffee Shop, Library
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Medellín, Colombia
  • Architects: PLASMA NODO
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  120 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Alfa, Concrestone, Corona, Decorcerámica, Dmension Studio, +5

Plaza de La Libertad Civic Center / OPUS + Toroposada Arquitectos

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Other Public Administration buildings
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Medellin, Colombia
  • Architects: OPUS, Toroposada Arquitectos
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Adoquinar, Agregados del Norte, Caputi & Vieira, Cimbrados, Durapanel, +3

Auditorio Colegio la Enseñanza / OPUS + MEJÍA / OPUS + MEJÍA

Auditorio Colegio la Enseñanza / OPUS + MEJÍA / OPUS + MEJÍA - Auditorium, Garden, Facade, BeamAuditorio Colegio la Enseñanza / OPUS + MEJÍA / OPUS + MEJÍA - Auditorium, Facade, Column, Handrail, ArchAuditorio Colegio la Enseñanza / OPUS + MEJÍA / OPUS + MEJÍA - Auditorium, Facade, HandrailAuditorio Colegio la Enseñanza / OPUS + MEJÍA / OPUS + MEJÍA - Auditorium, Facade, ColumnAuditorio Colegio la Enseñanza / OPUS + MEJÍA / OPUS + MEJÍA - More Images+ 25

auditorium
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Medellín, Colombia
  • Architects: MEJÍA, OPUS
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2600 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Argos, El Cedro Rojo, Estaco, Eternit, Hunter Douglas, +3
  • Professionals: Muros y techos S.A.

Camilo Mora Carrasquilla School / FP arquitectura + Mauricio Montoya

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Schools
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Medellin, Colombia

Antonio Derka School / Obranegra Arquitectos

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Educational Architecture, Schools
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Medellín, Colombia
  • Architects: Obranegra Arquitectos: Carlos Pardo Botero, Mauricio Zuloaga Latorre, Nicolás Vélez Jaramillo
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  7500 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2008
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Argos, Indural, Maderinco, Metecno, Pescadero
  • Professionals: A.I.A (Arquitectos e Ingenieros Asociados)