| CAFE DE COLOMBIA
HEADQUARTERS
New York CIty
Design: Alejandra Villegas
Cafe de Colombia is the official
representative of the Colombian Coffee Federation in the US, and one of
the most important commercial, political, and financial organizations
in Colombia. It is invested with the promotion and marketing of this countrys
main export product.
Cafe de Colombia is housed
on an elegant turn-of-the century house on fashionable 57th Street tin
Manhattan. Purchased in 1965, the building had been remodeled only once
since then and was in great need of refurbishing. Plans included the addition
of exhibition and gallery space at ground level, a new lobby, and a new
conference space to be shared with the Colombian Permanent Mission to
the United Nations.
Our services included an assessment
of the site and building, an analysis of energy flow throughout the structure,
as well as recommendations for architectural design, decoration, and landscaping.
Individual consultations were carried out with all principals, in order
to maximize their potential in what has become an extremely competitive
world market for coffee and coffee products.
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