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TOTAL REFURBISHMENT | IMIX RESTAURANT
TOTAL REFURBISHMENT | IMIX RESTAURANT
Bucaramanga, Colombia
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TOTAL REFURBISHMENT | IMIX RESTAURANT
Bucaramanga, Colombia
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2022
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
BUDGET
$50K - 100K
In a highly deteriorated old house built around 70 years ago, we proposed a TOTAL STRATEGIC REFORM to develop and adapt the property for its new use as a Santanderean food restaurant. The house required a complete renovation of building components before the interior design could be implemented. This included replacing roofs, reducing the load on walls (which in turn were reinforced), and upgrading the service infraestructure. Once these improvements were made, the interior design focused on representing the culture of Santander and Bucaramanga. To achieve this, the interior space was divided into three large areas, each with its own unique character:
*The first area, which serves as main entrance, invites introspection and evokes the gabled roofs and rustic stucco surfaces of traditional Colombian houses. It also invites contemplation of an artistic painting of the Chicamocha Canyon by local painter Yuber Galeano, which serves as a focal point and helps to complete the space. In summary, this area is focused on traditional art and architecture of the region.
*The second area is much larger and features a mixture of vegetation with Santander stone, a roof designed to screen light and allow natural air flow, and pendant rattan lamps woven by colombian artisans. This area is more palpable and allegorical, representing the Santanderean landscape with elements such as stone, plants, and light. It is designed to give the space character and ambiance, rather than evoking a traditional house.
*The third area is an outdoor space intended for breakfast and dinning. It contains the restrooms, designed to provide privacy in relation to the other areas. Being a backyard, the vegetation, sunlight, terracotta, and breeze blocks of houses from the past are prominent and give the space its identity. It features a window to the sky that filters light through the branches of a tree that has been planted to provide shade and shelter for a planter that doubles as a long bench in the open air.
In order to reduce costs for our customers, we made the decision to recycle as many elements as possible. To achieve this, we preserved the floors that were in good condition and kept most of the walls that were suitable for the new requirements of the main spaces. This approach allowed us to save resources and reduce expenses.
The reform for the Imix-Sopitas restaurant allowed our team at A. Ordóñez Arquitectura to demonstrate that it is possible to carry out strategic reforms at reasonable costs.
In conclusion, this project aimed to give the space a strong identity that reflected the values of the restaurant, which is known for its locally sourced products and Santanderean food from our agrarian tradition, whose legacy is closely tied to the landscape and materials that define our region.
*The first area, which serves as main entrance, invites introspection and evokes the gabled roofs and rustic stucco surfaces of traditional Colombian houses. It also invites contemplation of an artistic painting of the Chicamocha Canyon by local painter Yuber Galeano, which serves as a focal point and helps to complete the space. In summary, this area is focused on traditional art and architecture of the region.
*The second area is much larger and features a mixture of vegetation with Santander stone, a roof designed to screen light and allow natural air flow, and pendant rattan lamps woven by colombian artisans. This area is more palpable and allegorical, representing the Santanderean landscape with elements such as stone, plants, and light. It is designed to give the space character and ambiance, rather than evoking a traditional house.
*The third area is an outdoor space intended for breakfast and dinning. It contains the restrooms, designed to provide privacy in relation to the other areas. Being a backyard, the vegetation, sunlight, terracotta, and breeze blocks of houses from the past are prominent and give the space its identity. It features a window to the sky that filters light through the branches of a tree that has been planted to provide shade and shelter for a planter that doubles as a long bench in the open air.
In order to reduce costs for our customers, we made the decision to recycle as many elements as possible. To achieve this, we preserved the floors that were in good condition and kept most of the walls that were suitable for the new requirements of the main spaces. This approach allowed us to save resources and reduce expenses.
The reform for the Imix-Sopitas restaurant allowed our team at A. Ordóñez Arquitectura to demonstrate that it is possible to carry out strategic reforms at reasonable costs.
In conclusion, this project aimed to give the space a strong identity that reflected the values of the restaurant, which is known for its locally sourced products and Santanderean food from our agrarian tradition, whose legacy is closely tied to the landscape and materials that define our region.
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