Servita Arts Complex
How can architecture bring together arts and municipal services?
Servita Arts Complex in Bogotá brings together an unlikely pairing of buildings: an art museum in a historic home and a series of municipal service facilities. The Complex centers around Villa Servita, a historic landmark that is free and open to the public, and houses an emerging art gallery. Due to the structure’s landmark restrictions, it was prohibited to build anything taller than the house on this plot of land. To accommodate these restrictions, we created an interconnected subterranean network of municipal buildings, designed with parametric design strategies, that wrap around the property in a snake-like configuration.
Location
Bogotá, Colombia
Research Areas Parametric Design
Typology Civic Building
Size
Medium
49,643 sq.ft.
Status Complete
Project Team Carlos ArnaizLaura del Pino
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A vision of the future rooted in heritage
The design of Servita Arts Complex embraces the architectural and artistic traditions of Colombia, creating a municipal center that embodies the aspirations of the community while remaining grounded in its heritage. The shifting geometric configuration of the complex was inspired by the folding planes of the Andes Mountains and references the Post-War and Contemporary Colombian art found in the Villa Servita. The project incorporates modular planning principles and reflects metabolic architecture by integrating energy flows and circulation patterns that connect both the arts and civic functions.
