Design and execution
Colla Research Center
location
Quebrada de Paipote, commune of Copiapó. Atacama Region.
Project year
2024
Execution of the work
2024
Surface
130 m²
Principal
Colla indigenous community of the Copiapó commune.
Financing Source
Private.
Responsible professional or consultant
Architect David Cortez.
Project team
Architect Natalia Jorquera, Graduate in Architecture Valentina Olivares.
Predominant construction technique
Quincha.
Project Description
Design of a new building to house a research center about native flora and its medicinal uses for the Colla community of Copiapó, in the foothills of the Bolo sector. For the project, only construction techniques and materials that were part of the Colla tradition were used, designing and executing the Museum in quincha con brea (wooden structure filled with sticks of tar and earth mortar) and stone masonry finishes.
