Aerial rendering of MUNAM highlighting its large green roof, performance areas, and integration into the city.

MUNAM

How can built space nurture a city's music industry?

MUNAM is a hub for Colombia’s burgeoning music industry, an incredibly significant and lucrative business in Bogotá.

Rendered evening view of MUNAM showing illuminated stage, curved green roof, and crowds gathering outdoors.
MUNAM

Location
Bogota, Colombia

Research Areas
Parametric Design

Typology
Civic Building

Size
Large

Status
Complete

Project Team
Carlos Arnaiz
Emmy Juliette Rodriguez
Joem Elias Sanez

We consider each project on its own terms and develop tailored responses. Learn about our vision and mission.

This project was commissioned by the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá, along with the University of Los Andes. CAZA worked alongside these two groups to design a multifaceted mixed-use building that would centralize all elements of the music industry along one of the most important avenues in Bogotá. The structure would house offices, recording studios, variously sized event spaces, and the largest outdoor amphitheater in the city, together with a new commercial center, a restored wetland park, and a structured parking facility.

Exterior fascade of MUNAM with glass facade and modular parametric design in urban landscape
MUNAM

Our approach is strategically driven and informed. Click here to learn about our process.

The architecture and landscape work together to cultivate interchange and connectivity between visitors. The space itself functions as an incubator for creativity by encouraging mixing and crossovers between musicians, users, and editors. The design incorporates energy-efficient systems, modular planning, and principles of metabolic architecture supported by parametric design to create a dynamic, adaptive space attuned to the evolving needs of Bogotá’s creative economy.

Diagram of MUNAM showing program components such as green roof, offices, museum, recording studios, and public plazas.
MUNAM
Diagram of MUNAM showing different usage patterns such as museum exhibitions, street fairs, concerts, and music festivals.
MUNAM