CHCW House

CHCW House

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LEAD ARCHITECTS
Felipe Mesa, Federico Mesa

DESIGN TEAM
Carlos Blanco, Laura Kate Correa, Verónica Mesa, Helinton Ramírez, Juan José Villegas.

CONSTRUCTION
Dairo Ateortua

PHOTOGRAPHS
Artefacto

AREA
600 M²

YEAR
2024

LOCATION
Medellín, Colombia

CATEGORY
Houses

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Text description provided by architect.

This commission involved renovating and adapting a traditional two-story house in the Provenza neighborhood in Medellín to transform it into common workspaces and small apartments, sharing services.

The house, which had already been converted years ago into the offices of a local real estate company, had a stable structure of load-bearing walls, floors, roofs, and wooden ceilings that we decided to renew and maintain.

CHCW House
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CHCW House
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On the first level, we revitalized the front garden, proposed a new lobby maintaining the existing staircase, and located the shared work areas, private rooms, and shared bathrooms.

On the second level, we designed four apartments with different sizes and natural lighting. These spaces share work and laundry areas.

CHCW House
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CHCW House
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We concentrated the new intervention on the existing backyard, covering it with a triple-height translucent roof and a permeable wooden ceiling, avoiding touching the house's walls.

In this way, we generated new activity platforms, expanded the coworking spaces, and connected the apartments with the common areas through a semi-private bridge.

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CHCW House
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We proposed a new staircase inside the patio, articulating the new spaces with the existing house.

We maintained the existing primary tones and colors, light walls, and brown tones, introducing new materials in similar ranges.

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CHCW House
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Finally, we proposed new warm artificial lighting and controlled natural lighting in all spaces.


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Plan - First floor
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Plan - Second floor
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Plan - Third floor
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Plan - Fourth floor


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Section - Longitudinal
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Section - Cross
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Elevation