"Since childhood, I had lived by the warmth of the stove that heats and at the same time gathers the family. Seeking that warmth was a necessity in southern Chile. Here in the tropics, it is the cooling shade that gathers us, and unlike the stove, it is everywhere."
Based in Costa Rica, Bruno Stagno does not simply initiate reflections on how environmental responses can form the basis of architectural inspiration and identity; he proposes to go further, advocating for an architecture tailored to a specific latitude.
This becomes clear in Andrés Mignucci's book, Bruno Stagno: una arquitectura para el trópico. Among its conclusions, the book highlights where the expression of latitude resides: in the reiteration of the syllables of architectural language throughout history, which not only underscores a sensitivity to place but also provides its sense of tradition.
