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Virgilio Barco Library in Bogota, Colombia
Virgilio Barco Library

2001 · Bogota, Bogota Capital District, Colombia

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Virgilio Barco Library

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2001 · Bogota, Bogota Capital District, Colombia

Taller de Arquitectura XTaller de Arquitectura X

1981 · Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20011981
PlaceBogota, Bogota Capital District, ColombiaMexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Place contextBogota, Bogota Capital District, ColombiaRepresentative site: Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Climate13°C · 12.2h daylight · 2 km/h wind12°C · 12.7h daylight · 2 km/h wind · via Kurimanzutto
FocusLibrary2 works in corpus
Architects
  • Rogelio Salmona
  • Rogelio Salmona
  • Alberto Kalach
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Rogelio Salmona

Notable works

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

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

  • Brick

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

  • Concrete
  • Steel
  • 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.
  • 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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