Mixed-use projects, a booming trend in Colombia
Building mixed-use projects is a global trend that keeps gaining strength. In Colombia, buildings of this kind increase every year, driving the country's economic development and changing the character of many parts of its cities.
These projects emerged as a response to the traditional construction model, in which business centers are built in complexes separate from residential ones.
This urban renewal trend has established itself as the best way to improve land productivity by ensuring mixed uses of space, uses that, by spanning different socioeconomic spheres, achieve a quick return on investment.
Their popularity is due to the fact that mixed-use projects make the most of space and reduce the mobility problems created by traffic congestion and distances in cities, letting people find everything in one place and giving commercial spaces a constant flow of shoppers.
An additional benefit lies in security: thanks to commercial uses, safety problems in residential areas drop drastically.
Below we show you a couple of the most recent mixed-use projects built by Arquitectura y Concreto, innovating in the real estate market and helping the country grow.
1. Medellín's Milla de Oro: Commerce and finance
In Medellín we built a complex that became an icon of the city, combining design, innovation and efficiency. At Square Trade & Home, we developed a 6,500 m2 lot, creating a large pedestrian public space stretching 200 linear meters along Avenida El Poblado.
We brought to life Square on the Milla de Oro, a project consisting of a hotel from the Hoteles Estelar chain, offices, apartments and retail spaces in an exclusive and important area of Medellín, close to major shopping centers, supermarkets, financial services, multiple mass transit routes and the Aguacatala Metro station.
Square is part of the constant transformation of Medellín, connecting Carrera 43 with Avenida 34, visibly improving mobility in the area and adding more public space to the city.
2. Life 72, the first mixed-use housing project in Bogotá
Life 72 is a project strategically located in Bogotá's financial heart, at Avenida Caracas and Calle 72. A high-impact mixed-use project designed for those who like living in a dynamic environment with a privileged location close to various areas of culinary and cultural interest:
Zona G
Zona T
Quinta Camacho
Theaters
Universities and schools
Financial institutions
Business centers
Shopping centers
This is the first housing project in Bogotá to combine offices and retail in a single tower, offering a variety of units from 43 m2 to 88 m2 of built area, with 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom layouts.
Life 72 lets you grow at the city's pace, as a mixed-use project combining housing, offices and retail spaces. An 18-story building plus rooftop terrace, with 13 residential floors, 4 parking levels, 1 office floor, retail on the ground floor, an entrance lobby and a wide variety of common areas designed for enjoyment and productivity, including an indoor pool, BBQ and teppanyaki terrace, gym, yoga room, pilates room, massage room, sauna, zen garden and meeting room.
Life 72 is a project that will let its owners grow at the city's pace, in a place that brings together everything they enjoy.
In the coming years, mixed-use projects will probably become even more popular, enabling a deeper synergy between the constant change of the national economy and Colombians' way of life.
The construction sector is very dynamic and in Colombia it has begun to change rapidly, always seeking to improve Colombians' quality of life, maintain harmony with the territory's own spaces and protect the environment through sustainable construction, aspects that are part of Arquitectura y Concreto's mission.