Obraestudio was awarded first prize in the open national design competition for the exterior platform of the Santa Barbara business center.  The competition was sponsored by The Colombian Architects Society. The 8,500 sq. meter landscape transformation aims to revitalize the common access space to the Torres Unidas Building, Scotia Bank, Samsung, AR and W Hotel towers, an emblematic public space corner of northeastern Bogotá.

The project´s design concept is based on the wetlands of the Bogota Savannah, their neighboring rocky areas and their typical abundant plant species. A natural ecosystem -- half aquatic, half terrestrial -- is recreated by the geometry, colors and textures of the overall design.  Existing buildings and the exterior common areas are a provocative, clear contrast to the wild, free-growing landscape elements.