Theprojecttries (seeksoraims) to make visible thecurrentmoment of thecity of Lima, and especiallytheneighborhood of Miraflores, in whichthegreat cultural density of Lima isintermingledwithcosmopolitanlifestyle.
Thisisexpressed in allthe temporal spheres of society, reachingitsbest formal representations in literature, decoration andgastronomy. This cultural densityisperfectlycombinedwith a goodamount of sophistication and results in thegreatPeruviancuisinethatsurprisestheworld in thecurrentfervidfoodiescene, as it was recently described by the NY Times.
Aninitial concept thenappears, whichallowsus to advanceunder a guideline: SOPHISTICATION. Thechallengewas to build a buildingthatreflectsthisvalue and initial concept, throughdesign, withthechallenge of consolidatingitself as thebestresidentialbuilding in Lima and as a reference in South America. Hownot to replicatethis concept in Architecture ?, Howshould be a projectthatspeaksthesamelanguage?
Thatistheinitialchallenge. Thisinitial concept forcedus (and allowedus) to advance in a longdiscussionthatwasgivingshape totheproject, evenwithouteventhinkingaboutitsArchitecture ...what Is SOPHISTICATED ?,
Howis a sophisticatedstructure ?, Howis a sophisticatedprogram ?, Howis a sophisticateddepartment ?, Howshould be itsspaces? ... itsfinished ?, etc. Just as thekitchenattempts to rescuetheroots of thisPeruvian cultural density, thechallengeis - fromArchitecture - to rescuethemodernism of Miraflores. Theonethathadbeenlostbythegrowinginsecurity and thattoday, with a more securecity, recoversallsense. How to recoverthedignity of publicspace, how to integratethepedestrian, this new citizen of Miraflores: cosmopolitan, urban, cultured and sophisticated, in a buildingthat inspires "lifefromanotherangle.".
