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Biblioteca de Espana in Medellin, Colombia
Biblioteca de Espana

2007 · Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia

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Seed wave 46 image for Biblioteca de Espana.

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Biblioteca de Espana

Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia · Exact work coordinates

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Biblioteca de EspanaBiblioteca de Espana

2007 · Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia

Taller de Arquitectura XTaller de Arquitectura X

1981 · Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20071981
PlaceMedellin, Antioquia, ColombiaMexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Place contextMedellin, Antioquia, ColombiaRepresentative site: Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Climate15°C · 12.3h daylight · 3 km/h wind13°C · 12.7h daylight · 6 km/h wind · via Kurimanzutto
FocusLibrary park2 works in corpus
Architects
  • Giancarlo Mazzanti
  • Alberto Kalach
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Giancarlo Mazzanti

Notable works

  • Kurimanzutto
  • Biblioteca Vasconcelos
Typologies
  • library
  • cultural building
  • civic building
  • gallery
  • house
  • library
  • cultural building
  • public building
Materials
  • stone
  • concrete
  • glass
  • steel
  • glass
  • concrete
Carbon signals

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

  • Concrete
  • Glass
  • Stone

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

  • Concrete
  • Steel
  • Glass
Lower-carbon levers
  • 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.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible2 of 2 recorded works are publicly accessible
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