Yemail Arquitectura

Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center

Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
© Alejandro Arango

ESPACIO EN BLANCO CULTURAL CENTER

Yemail Arquitectura

ARCHITECTS
Yemail Arquitectura

TEAM
Laura Cuervo, Juan Camilo Anzola, Luis Felipe Cuartas

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Acesco, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Argos, Carpinteria metalica, Edison Daza, Esmon, Jorge, Ramirez, Trimble Navigation

PROJECT DIRECTOR
Antonio Yemail

CONSTRUCTOR
Antonio Yemail

ENGINEERING
CNI Ingenieros

PHOTOGRAPHS
Alejandro Arango

AREA
480 m²

YEAR
2020

LOCATION
Bogotá, Colombia

CATEGORY
Cultural Architecture, Offices

Seven years ago Espacio en Blanco was inaugurated, a dividing building on a 5 x 22-meter lot whose structure activates the heart of the block with an open first floor that opens completely to the city.

Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
© Alejandro Arango
Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
© Alejandro Arango

A central void allows the passage of light and levelled stairs constitute diaphanous links between the spaces.

The 4-storey metallic skeleton is articulated around a central void through which all the spaces are illuminated and which separates two volumes connected by bridges and stairs at different levels.

Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
© Alejandro Arango
Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
© Alejandro Arango

The play of height, route circuits and movements of the structure allow these 480 m2 of construction to be perceived as continuous cubic meters, adaptable to multiple formats of use.

The building is a commitment to creating spaces that explore unconventional formats of cultural production and the decentralization of the city's musical scene.

It has four floors open to uses ranging from exhibition halls, an auditorium, a space for workshops and a small stage for concerts.

Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
© Alejandro Arango
Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
© Alejandro Arango
Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
© Alejandro Arango

The architecture of the space favors the interior-exterior relationship with a first floor that opens completely towards the street, with the visual relationships between all the levels and with the simultaneous activities and the use of the circulation bridges as socialization areas.

During 2020, we revisited the project to enable more opportunities for flexibility and subdivision that would allow the simultaneity of activities.

We revitalized the outdoor spaces, terraces and gazebos to create more opportunities for spending time outdoors.

Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
© Alejandro Arango


Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
© Alejandro Arango
Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
© Alejandro Arango
Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
© Alejandro Arango
Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
© Alejandro Arango
Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
© Alejandro Arango
Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
© Alejandro Arango


Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
Floor Plan - First Floor
Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
Floor Plan - Second Floor
Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
Floor Plan - Third Floor
Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
Floor Plan - Fourth Floor
Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
Floor Plan - Rooftop
Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
Axo


Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
Section 01
Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
Section 02


Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
Elevation 01
Espacio En Blanco Cultural Center
Elevation 02

Yemail Arquitectura
T +57 1 2009868
Yemail Arquitectura
Cra 19 #53B - 19, Bogotá, Colombia