Committed and experimental, the work of Giancarlo Mazzanti is defined by the complex social and political context of contemporary Colombia.
Taking inspiration from construction games, the architecture of the Colombian studio proposes strategies that favor the involvement of users.
The founder of Equipo Mazzanti explores the ideas and concepts that underlie the work of the practice, throwing light on its particular approach to the discipline.
The competition called for the construction of a public library on the outskirts of Medellín. The main goal was to design an infrastructure able to fulfill the educational and recreational functions described in the brief and favor social integration
Three hundred infants and children from a disadvantaged neighborhood attend this school, where classrooms are confined to a compound and public areas serve the community.
Conceived from a bioclimatic and structural pattern, a topographic cover, mimicking the mountainous environment, surrounds a complete sports program.
The project is part of the education program supported by the municipality of Santa Marta with the Fundación Carulla – an institution created in 1961 to promote the integral development of children. The program works to improve the conditions of chil
The project is located in altos de Cazucá, a neighborhood in the municipality of Soacha, a peripheral conurbation of the city of Bogotá. Socioeconomically it is a highly depressed area, lacking public infrastructure of any nature. It is notorious for
The building is the outcome of a competition that was held in the year 2012 to enlarge the premises of the Fundación Santa Fe, one of Bogotá’s leading hospitals and an institution known to be a pioneer in research and innovation having to do with pat
Within the Masterplan for the Manzanares River developed by the municipality of Santa Marta – capital of the Magdalena department –, the Ciudadela 29 de Julio Park is one of the seven prototypes designed with the objective of improving the current co
The commission contemplated the construction of a kindergarten inspired in the Reggio Emilia pedagogical philosophy and method, starting out from the idea that architecture can create alternative learning methods based on experience. The building con
Located on the slope of the Loma del Peyé, in Cartagena, the megaschool for the Pies Descalzos Foundation was conceived as an architectural and urban project with a significant social impact and the capacity to become a strong motor for change for t
The Marinilla Educational Park offers the community a space where its cultural identities can be expressed, acknowledged, promoted, and preserved. The building was conceived as a place where the typical activities of the Paisa culture – planting, pla
This project is part of an initiative to build new public recreational facilities in the city of Barrancabermeja, focussing specifically on those residential areas most affected by social conflict, safety issues, and lack of public services. The main
The Helvetia School is an institution that was founded in 1949 by a group of Swiss citizens living in the north of Bogotá, who wanted to provide their children with an education in accordance with that of their country of origin, allowing them to con
The design of the new building of the Barranquilla Museum of Modern Art (MAMBA) starts out essentially from two facts: on one hand, the city is and will be the gate of entry for migrant international communities to Colombia, which has become an impor
Built in 1935 for the National Games of Colombia, the Romelio Martínez Stadium stands on a site initially intended for baseball and later used as a football field for the neighborhood. Over these spaces rose the stadium and what was called the ‘shade
The Atlántico Department, north of Colombia, with its vast prairies, big rivers, and variable climate, is also an area historically affected by poverty. The lack of public infrastructures – and the poor maintenance of the existing – moreover makes th
The Control and Operations Center (CCO) is a road infrastructure that functions as a gathering point for travelers, serving the area as a breakout space and tourist information spot. Over the last years Colombia has promoted the construction of a se
The project brings together two seemingly incompatible spatial conditions: an insular, formal-ly specific sports infrastructure and a permeable, open public space. A translucid and flexible membrane covers this double-use space. Aside from sports ven
Designed as adaptable, open, multifunctional, and interchangeable spaces, each learning area is composed of articulated classrooms. A covered section in the courtyard invites to take activities outdoors...
Inspired in harvest rotations, an open system consisting of circles in the landscape resembling qochas – the old water dams – adapts to different users and activities: kitchen garden, stable, school, auditorium...
The proposal is based on an open system concept prepared to accommodate the present and future growth of the campus, an architectural organism with the capacity to spark new uses and habits...
EL EQUIPO MAZZANTI
Luis Fernández-Galiano
Serio ludere: la máquina Mazzanti The Mazzanti Machine
Jorge Pérez Jaramillo
La diversidad construida Built Diversity
Hugo Mondragón
Arquitecturas para armar Architectural Assemblages
Giancarlo Mazzanti
Acciones, juegos, sistemas Actions, Games, Systems
Obras y proyectos
Works and Projects
Parque Biblioteca Pública España, 2005-2007, Medellín (Colombia)
Spain Library Park, 2005-2007, Medellín (Colombia)
Jardín Social El Porvenir, 2006-2009, Bogotá (Colombia)
El Porvenir Social Kindergarten, 2006-2009, Bogotá (Colombia)
Coliseos para los Juegos Sudamericanos, 2008-2010, Medellín (Colombia)
Sport Stages for the South American Games, 2008-2010, Medellín (Colombia)
Jardín Infantil Timayui, 2009-2012, Santa Marta (Colombia)
Timayui Kindergarten, 2009-2021, Santa Marta (Colombia)
Bosque de la Esperanza, 2010-2011, Soacha (Colombia)
Forest of Hope, 2010-2011, Soacha (Colombia)
Ampliación de la Fundación Santa Fe, 2012-2016, Bogotá (Colombia)
Fundación Santa Fe Extension, 2012-2016, Bogotá (Colombia)
Parque Ciudadela 29 de Julio, 2013-2014, Santa Marta (Colombia)
Ciudadela 29 de Julio Park,2013-2014, Santa Marta (Colombia)
Jardín Infantil BabyGym, 2013-2016, Barranquilla (Colombia)
BabyGym Kindergarten, 2013-2016, Barranquilla (Colombia)
Colegio Pies Descalzos, 2014, Cartagena (Colombia)
Pies Descalzos School, 2014, Cartagena (Colombia)
Parque Educativo Marinilla, 2014-2015, Marinilla (Colombia)
Marinilla Educational Park, 2014-2015, Marinilla (Colombia)
Prototipo de cubierta para espacio público, 2014-2016, Barrancabermeja (Colombia)
Prototype Canopy for Public Spaces, 2014-2016, Barrancabermeja (Colombia)
Ampliación del Colegio Helvetia, 2014-2019, Bogotá (Colombia)
Helvetia School Extension, 2014-2019, Bogotá (Colombia)
Museo de Arte Moderno de Barranquilla, 2014-, Barranquilla (Colombia)
Barranquilla Modern Art Museum, 2014-, Barranquilla (Colombia)
Estadio Romelio Martínez, 2015-2018, Barranquilla (Colombia)
Romelio Martínez Soccer Stadium, 2015-2018, Barranquilla (Colombia)
Sistema Modular para 21 Preescolares, 2016-2017, El Atlántico (Colombia)
21 Atlántico Kindergartens, 2016-2017, El Atlántico (Colombia)
Centro de Control y Operaciones CCO, 2017-2020, La Pintada (Colombia)
Control and Operations Center CCO, 2017-2020, La Pintada (Colombia)
Cuatro proyectos Four Projects
Nuevo Velódromo, 2013, Medellín (Colombia) New Velodrome
Colegio La Ilusión, 2018, Medellín (Colombia) La Ilusión School
Centro Fundo Moray, 2019, Maras (Perú) Fundo Moray Center
Campus Biomédico, 2019, Roma (Italia) Biomedical Campus
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