PLAN: B architects

Gotham House

Gotham House 

Plan:b arquitectos

Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango

INTERIOR DESIGN
Ricardo Vargas, Melissa Ortega, Sandra Pizano

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Felipe Mesa, Federico Mesa

CONSTRUCTION
Jorge González Ingeniería

DESIGN TEAM
Laura Kate Correa, Carlos Blanco, Verónica Mesa, Manuel Salazar, Andrés Rodríguez.

CLIENT
Casacol

PHOTOGRAPHS
Alejandro Arango

AREA
985 M²

YEAR
2023

LOCATION
Medellín, Colombia

CATEGORY
Houses

Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango

This small apartment building for rent is located in the middle of a block of the urban fabric of the Provenza neighborhood in Medellín.

The typical lots in this city area have party walls and are elongated.

Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango
Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango

In this case, the principal and narrow faces of the lot are located in the east-west direction with greater solar incidence.

Therefore, we proposed a single apartment for each floor with deep facades and intermediate spaces - balconies, terraces, gardens - at the ends, allowing cross ventilation, natural lighting, and shaded areas.

Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango
Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango

The lateral and elongated facades have small windows, following urban regulations.

On the first level of the building, we located the lobby, vertical circulations, and a double-height restaurant connected to a technical basement.

Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango
Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango

In the following four levels, we proposed one apartment per floor, locating the social area on the eastern side, the bedrooms on the western side, and the kitchen in the middle.

The last apartment, connected to a private terrace with pergolas, enjoys a distant view of the city.

Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango
Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango

For the main façade, we proposed a system of six structural arches in exposed concrete, generating six rectangular and six curved openings.

Finally, we designed the rear façade to express the structural concrete frames, generating deep balconies with perforated metal floors and planter systems.

Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango


Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango
Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango
Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango
Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango


Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango
Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango
Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango
Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango
Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango
Gotham House
© Alejandro Arango


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Gotham House
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PLAN: B architects
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PLAN: B architects
Medellín, Colombia