Design principles 4 pillars · 20 principles

Four convictions, 20 principles.

Every project begins with four fundamental convictions — Social, Environmental, Aesthetic and Economic — unfolded into 20 concrete principles. They are not constraints: they are the foundation from which we design.

Social Meaning

Barichara Clay
  • Social Meaning · Adaptive comfort 01.01 Adaptive comfort
  • Social Meaning · Identity 01.02 Identity
  • Social Meaning · Democratic design 01.03 Democratic design
  • Social Meaning · Adaptability and spatial flexibility 01.04 Adaptability and spatial flexibility
  • Social Meaning · Function and form 01.05 Function and form

Environmental Meaning

Mature Guadua
  • Environmental Meaning · Passive design first 02.01 Passive design first
  • Environmental Meaning · Integration with the ecosystem 02.02 Integration with the ecosystem
  • Environmental Meaning · Circular architecture 02.03 Circular architecture
  • Environmental Meaning · Resilient architecture 02.04 Resilient architecture
  • Environmental Meaning · Regenerative architecture 02.05 Regenerative architecture

Aesthetic Meaning

Guatavita Lagoon
  • Aesthetic Meaning · Composition and harmony 03.01 Composition and harmony
  • Aesthetic Meaning · Dialogue with the place 03.02 Dialogue with the place
  • Aesthetic Meaning · The essence of material 03.03 The essence of material
  • Aesthetic Meaning · Form, light and sensation 03.04 Form, light and sensation
  • Aesthetic Meaning · Proportion, scale and emotion 03.05 Proportion, scale and emotion

Economic Meaning

Yellow Guayacán
  • Economic Meaning · The value of design 04.01 The value of design
  • Economic Meaning · Design for performance 04.02 Design for performance
  • Economic Meaning · Rational, optimized design 04.03 Rational, optimized design
  • Economic Meaning · Developer vision 04.04 Developer vision
  • Economic Meaning · The value of sustainability 04.05 The value of sustainability