Founded by architects Felipe Mesa and Federico Mesa, the Plan:b arquitectos studio is located in the city of Medellín, Colombia, bringing together building design, participation in academic activities, and the construction of concepts capable of connecting architecture with the urgent realities of everyday life. Understanding the architectural project as a provisional pact, permeable configuration, and positive expression of eco-social constraints, they have constructed a large number of buildings of various scales and programs since 2000, ranging from public, educational, and sports spaces to housing, offices, hotels, and installations.
Plan:b arquitectos' approach considers architecture as an amplification of concrete situations in the world. As seen in their Orquideorama project, they like to think there is no difference between the natural and the artificial, reflecting on a living architecture where the connection of energy to matter or materials introduces the realm of life, processes, and becoming. From residential projects like Amaluna House or the House in Río Cedro to larger-scale projects like the Hotel Click Clack Medellín or Escenarios Deportivos, the firm engages with various materials, whether metal structures, wood-based, or exposed concrete, while simultaneously intervening in environments with different climatic and geographical conditions.
