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Virgilio Barco Library in Bogota, Colombia

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Virgilio Barco Library

2001 · Bogota, Bogota Capital District, Colombia

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Virgilio Barco Library

Bogota, Bogota Capital District, Colombia · Exact work coordinates

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Virgilio Barco LibraryVirgilio Barco Library

2001 · Bogota, Bogota Capital District, Colombia

Bjarke Ingels GroupBjarke Ingels Group

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Typeworkbureau
Year / years2001Unrecorded
PlaceBogota, Bogota Capital District, ColombiaCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Place contextBogota, Bogota Capital District, ColombiaRepresentative site: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Climate15°C · 12.2h daylight · 2 km/h wind6°C · 14.5h daylight · 19 km/h wind · via Copenhagen Harbour Bath / BIG + JDS
FocusLibrary6 works in corpus
Architects
  • Rogelio Salmona
  • Rogelio Salmona
  • Bjarke Ingels
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Rogelio Salmona

Notable works

  • Copenhagen Harbour Bath / BIG + JDS
  • VM Houses / BIG + JDS
  • Denmark Pavilion, Shanghai Expo 2010 / BIG
  • Sluishuis
Typologies
  • library
  • civic building
  • sports
  • recreation training
  • swimming pool
  • wood
  • public facilities
  • residential
  • housing
  • apartments
Materials
  • brick
  • wood
  • glass
  • concrete
Carbon signals

Brick look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Brick

Concrete and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Glass
Lower-carbon levers
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Track sourcing, certification, and assembly logic rather than assuming timber is automatically low impact.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible1 of 1 recorded works are publicly accessible
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