The project starts from one premise: justice is an institutional mechanism that must work with precision, efficiency and transparency. The building is conceived as a civic machine in which every element (urban, spatial and functional) is designed to serve the public.

The entrance is framed by a symbolic threshold: the monumental flagpoles reinforce the institutional image, shape the square and face the José Joaquín Vargas park. From there, a flight of steps inspired by classical court architecture climbs to a raised civic platform, a public space set apart from the everyday pedestrian level. The steps turn into gardens, seating and small open-air theatres, always with the building as a backdrop.

The proposal for the Alcaldía Local de Santa Fe (the local government offices of one of the central boroughs of Bogotá) starts from a clear intention: to give dignity to institutional architecture by creating a civic space inside the city block. That space takes shape as a central square that articulates all the uses and defines the public experience of the building.

The square works as an open anteroom, a place to gather, to wait or to demonstrate. From there the route leads to the covered forecourt of the alcaldía, an extension of the outdoor space that resolves the transition between street and interior. This architectural gesture not only organises the brief, it builds a new relationship between citizens and their institutions. The building faces this square with transparency and accessibility, making the whole easy to read. At the back of the site, the proposal recognises and frames the listed house next door, tying urban memory to a contemporary intervention.

The proposal for CEFE Tunal (CEFE is short for Centro Felicidad, Spanish for “happiness centre”) starts from a clear premise: to insert architecture without subtracting nature. The building emerges from the park and extends the green space onto its roof, turning it into a public viewpoint over the mountains and the city.

The volume defines an active urban frontage, opening two controlled entrances that connect with an internal pedestrian street. This public corridor works as an open foyer for the cultural and sporting activities, extending the life of the park into the building.