On 29 and 30 July, 57UNO took part in Construverde 2026, the 17th edition of the Colombian Green Building Council (CCCS) forum and the central event of Sustainable Construction Week in Bogotá. We were there…
Investing in energy efficiency within a real estate project in Colombia brings tax benefits: a deduction of up to 50% of the investment against income tax, accelerated depreciation, VAT exclusion and exemption from import duties. Four benefits on a single certificate.
After a decade in force, Resolution 0549 of 2015 has been replaced. Resolution 0194 of 2025 consolidates a new national system for sustainable construction, with tougher savings targets, an updated climate classification, sustainability certification options and clear obligations for social housing.
57Uno Arquitectura holds the Colombia country management of the CEELA Project, the Swiss Cooperation (SDC) initiative that trains professionals in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Mexico to deliver efficient, comfortable, low-carbon buildings.
Camacol highlights the studio as a platinum ambassador of the Camacol Verde Congress for its approach to social housing: sustainable BIM, flexibility and progressivity, efficient water management, community and local materials.
Five research-based strategies for social housing in Colombia to balance habitat quality and real-estate feasibility, recognizing housing as a setting for dignity and identity.
CAMACOL’s Razón de Ser Magazine compares conventional construction with sustainable construction through two 57Uno projects: Porvenir 55 and Ecohaus.
A project that minimizes site coverage with planted walls and roofs, connectable housing modules and multifunctional communal spaces.
The first edition of the experimental project — emergency housing built on reused buses — published in issue 202 of Escala magazine.
How BIM methodology is integrated into design to anticipate and improve the environmental performance of architectural projects. Webinar by the Colombian Sustainable Building Council.
Natalia Carrero of 57Uno discusses sustainable housing solutions in the Colombian context in an ArchDaily Instagram Live.
Strategies for more sustainable affordable housing, including VIS and VIP, within CCCS’s “Fridays for Sustainable Solutions” series.
The proposal for mobile emergency-support units — the seed of “Architecture in Transit” — presented in CCCS’s “Fridays for Sustainable Solutions” series.
Reusing decommissioned mass-transit buses as mobile emergency-support units — including a prototype diagnostic laboratory for COVID-19.
The public space of the Domotech pavilion at Expoconstrucción 2017, designed and built with CAMACOL and Javeriana students using a system of pallets.
A 1:1 scale academic exercise in Javeriana’s Project I studio, the seed of the proposal later materialized in Domotech.
The second edition of “Architecture in Transit” received an Honorable Mention in the 2010 Corona Award.
The “Architecture in Transit” proposal received First Prize in the 2009 Corona Pro Hábitat competition.
The first edition of “Architecture in Transit” — emergency housing — won first place in the 2005 ARQUIMET competition.
Bioclimatic design, energy efficiency and comfort simulations applied to built projects: 57Uno’s sustainability practice in housing, urban design and buildings across Colombia.
Maiporé: 380–480 VIS and VIP apartments with Colsubsidio on the southern edge of the savanna, where public space comes first. How we design social housing in Soacha.
Measures to protect homebuyers and increase building safety: damage coverage, independent technical supervision and occupancy certification.
A recognition program with a 700-point framework distributed across thematic areas of water, energy, design and construction systems.
Minimum water- and energy-saving percentages for new buildings, and the Sustainable Construction Guide that directs their implementation.
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