La Fábrica del Río

02 / 20 · level plan

A second floor inside the sheds

At 3.6 m, concrete slabs on new frames that never touch the trusses: offices, 7 lofts, 8 courtyard suites, 4 suites above the restaurant, market galleries and the houses’ upper floor.

03 / 20 · level plan · 2,640 m²

Living under the arches and in the ruins

At 7.2 m: 12 of the hotel’s 46 keys in the two brewhouses and 12 flats under the vault’s arch, served by galleries and by the stair in each shared courtyard.

04 / 20 · section

Two grids, one perimeter

Inside, two orthogonal grids: the western sheds and the vaults. The edge follows Calle 13, Carrera 12 and Diagonal 17; where there is no façade, the factory’s pierced wall closes the block.

05 / 20 · arrival

Arriving by the railway

From the railway corridor, today Diagonal 17: the loading yard, the silo battery and, behind, the naves. The preserved rails become a linear park.

06 / 20 · city · 6,200 m²

The railway park

The wall closes the whole block and filters: clay lattice at 25 % up to 2.1 m for privacy, vertical pieces at 45 % above for air, piers every 3 m. Inside, preserved rail, rain trees and benches.

07 / 20 · street · 1,224 m²

The yellow house

On Carrera 12, the two-storey house in yellow render with a pink plinth, arched windows and a red cornice is restored as the resort reception; upstairs, meeting rooms. Behind it, the metal-clad shed is the events hall.

furnituretwo facing linen sofas around a solid-wood coffee table · timber and paper-cord armchairs · long oak reading table with eight facing chairs · floor-to-ceiling cedar bookcase with sliding ladder · meeting rooms: oak table for 10–12 · hand-woven fique rug; recycled-plastic side tables from the waste workshop · black La Chamba pottery (Tolima) on display

lightPendants centred over each table and floor lamps beside the armchairs, 2,700 K dimmable · at night, grazing lights drawing the mouldings and cornice, no flat floodlighting

08 / 20 · table

Restaurant in the brewhouse

The brewhouse A ground floor is the resort’s restaurant: walnut tables under the new frame and, around them, the brewery’s brick walls, their openings onto the trees.

furnitureupholstered wall banquette, tables in front and facing chairs · walnut tables for 2 and 4 · Dining chair · timber and leather bar stools facing the bar · black La Chamba pottery tableware · terrace: teak tables and woven-rope chairs · timber-slat folding screen

lightPainted-metal cone pendant over each table at 0.75 m · indirect light cove over the banquette · 2,700 K dimmable, CRI ≥ 90

09 / 20 · interior · 65 m²

A suite in the ruin

A 65 m² suite: the brewery’s raw brick wall, a terrazzo floor made from its own rubble, a woven fique ceiling, a hammock in the loggia by the window and air crossing to the courtyard.

furnituretimber platform bed, headboard against the historic wall · Armchair by the window · small desk with side daylight · wool and jute rug · gallery: hand-woven cotton or fique hammock · gallery: two low rattan armchairs with a side table · brushed brass taps

lightSmall pendant by the bed and indirect headboard light, 2,700 K dimmable · in the gallery, low 2,400 K light silhouetting the terracotta screen

10 / 20 · water · 186 m²

The suites’ courtyard

A 6 m open-air courtyard with an adults’ pool. The galleries sit behind terracotta baguettes every 0.45 m, doubled at each partition: every suite reads in the screen, turned 15° on the sunny face.

furnituretimber platform bed, headboard against the historic wall · Armchair by the window · small desk with side daylight · wool and jute rug · gallery: hand-woven cotton or fique hammock · gallery: two low rattan armchairs with a side table · brushed brass taps

lightSmall pendant by the bed and indirect headboard light, 2,700 K dimmable · in the gallery, low 2,400 K light silhouetting the terracotta screen

11 / 20 · light

A void carved in the silos

Twelve silos in two rows are crossed by a single form, a scaled-up grain. The cut edges are polished and each carved tube is capped with a glass disc that brings light down to the atrium.

furnitureundulating teak or iroko bench at the centre of the void

lightDaylight through the glass discs · at night, 3,000 K grazing light on the polished edges · faceted windows glowing like lanterns

12 / 20 · city · 432 m²

The silo lookout

The silo head-house becomes a public lookout at 27 m: a teak deck, a kiosk bar facing the western hills and the Gualí valley, and a lift inside the end silo. No storeys added.

13 / 20 · resort · 1,040 m²

The loading-yard pool

A 32 × 18 m pool in the open part of the loading yard: teak deck, loungers, a pergola to the west, four cabanas with daybeds and the pool bar in the tower.

furnitureteak loungers in pairs with a side table between · facing woven-rope outdoor sofas · recycled-plastic stools and low tables from the waste workshop · raw canvas parasols with timber poles · tower bar: teak and rope stools facing the counter

lightWhite 3,000 K underwater light, no colour change · low 2,400 K bollards on the deck · concealed tree uplights · table lanterns

14 / 20 · work · 1,764 m²

Working under the trusses

Offices on two levels under the Howe trusses. The new structure repeats their 6 m bay and halves it: 25 × 25 composite posts, 25 × 40 beams and 20 × 30 secondaries. Folded-stringer stairs every five bays.

furnituredesk islands with side daylight · Task chair · Modular storage · meeting rooms: oak table with chairs around

lightLinear pendants over the islands, 3,000 K, CRI ≥ 90, low glare · daylight through the louvre band

15 / 20 · community · 1,838 m²

A room for the neighbourhood

The parallel shed belongs to the neighbourhood: steps for assemblies and cinema, long library tables; in the central sheds, workshops with shared six-seat tables. The steps are for sitting, meeting or play.

furniturelong six-seat tables with facing chairs · steel and timber library shelving · solid-timber workbenches in the workshops · bakery: marble tables with bentwood chairs

lightPainted-metal industrial pendants at 3,000 K · dimmable stage track over the steps

16 / 20 · in-between · 434 m²

A courtyard under the trusses

In five bays of the middle shed the roof sheeting comes off and the trusses stay in view: an open-air courtyard with trumpet trees and a bench linking the food market to the silo atrium.

furniturelong shared teak tables with benches · stackable outdoor chairs · timber and steel food stalls

lightFestoon lights strung between trusses at 2,200–2,400 K · tree uplights

17 / 20 · landscape · 3,337 m²

Garden, forest and court

The voids between the ruins, the vaults and Carrera 12 are occupied without building: preserved dry forest, a kitchen garden with a guadua nursery, a neighbourhood multi-use court and a kiosk fair under the mango trees.

18 / 20 · market · 1,272 m²

Riverside market

The north vault, 26.5 m span and 48 m long, is the covered market: oak and stone stalls in two rows under the concrete arches, with the louvre band that ventilates the hot valley.

furniturestalls in two rows under the arches · galleries: tables for 4 and edge counters with stools facing the void · benches under the ceiba of the entrance square

lightPainted-metal bell pendants in rows over the stalls at 3,000 K · grazing light on the arches

19 / 20 · housing · 1,272 m²

Live-work houses with patios

Twelve duplex live-work houses and twelve flats above, in 6 m modules under the arches. The shell is carved over the passage and into back patios: each house ventilates from the inner street to its patio.

furnitureworkshop below with a workbench, bedroom above with the bed against the wall · patio: teak or steel table and chairs, clay pots · a lemon tree every third patio

lightLow 2,400 K wall lights along the passage and urban luminaires hung from the arches

20 / 20 · whole

The inhabited factory

The whole plant, traced from the site: from the railway corridor to Calle 13 and the Gualí river. The industrial shell is kept and inhabited as a piece of city.