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Designer Andrea Mallarino Investigated for Altering Protected Rogelio Salmona Apartment

Bogotá's District Heritage Institute opens an investigation into designer Andrea Mallarino for modifying a protected Rogelio Salmona apartment.

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The District Institute of Cultural Heritage confirmed it opened an investigation against the apartment owner and the professionals who executed the demolition. [1] The Bogotá District Institute of Cultural Heritage (IDPC) initiated a review, evidence collection, and sanction process regarding an intervention on a building designed by architect Rogelio Salmona. [2] Andrea Mallarino, CEO of the design studio Deconama, posted a video showing the before and after of a renovated apartment in the Altos de Santa Ana building in Bogotá. [3] Diego Parra, director of the District Institute of Cultural Heritage, stated that any intervention in a declared property requires a technical concept from the Institute, which was not obtained in this case. [4] The Altos de Santa Ana building, designed by architect Rogelio Salmona, was declared a Cultural Interest Asset of the District in 2010 under typological conservation. [5] If professionals participate in the unauthorized intervention, fines can be doubled, reaching between 400 and 1,000 minimum monthly wages. [6] The intervened property is an apartment within the Altos de Santana complex located at Carrera 5 Este # 109a - 42 in Bogotá, which was declared a Cultural Heritage Asset (BIC) in 2010. [7] Under Law 1185 of 2008, unauthorized intervention in a Cultural Heritage Asset can result in fines between 200 and 500 minimum monthly wages for the owner. [8]
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  1. The District Institute of Cultural Heritage confirmed it opened an investigation against the apartment owner and the professionals who executed the demolition. · Las2orillas.co: Historias, voces y noticias de Colombia
  2. The Bogotá District Institute of Cultural Heritage (IDPC) initiated a review, evidence collection, and sanction process regarding an intervention on a building designed by architect Rogelio Salmona. · Caracol Radio
  3. Andrea Mallarino, CEO of the design studio Deconama, posted a video showing the before and after of a renovated apartment in the Altos de Santa Ana building in Bogotá. · Las2orillas.co: Historias, voces y noticias de Colombia
  4. Diego Parra, director of the District Institute of Cultural Heritage, stated that any intervention in a declared property requires a technical concept from the Institute, which was not obtained in this case. · Las2orillas.co: Historias, voces y noticias de Colombia
  5. The Altos de Santa Ana building, designed by architect Rogelio Salmona, was declared a Cultural Interest Asset of the District in 2010 under typological conservation. · Las2orillas.co: Historias, voces y noticias de Colombia
  6. If professionals participate in the unauthorized intervention, fines can be doubled, reaching between 400 and 1,000 minimum monthly wages. · Caracol Radio
  7. The intervened property is an apartment within the Altos de Santana complex located at Carrera 5 Este # 109a - 42 in Bogotá, which was declared a Cultural Heritage Asset (BIC) in 2010. · Caracol Radio
  8. Under Law 1185 of 2008, unauthorized intervention in a Cultural Heritage Asset can result in fines between 200 and 500 minimum monthly wages for the owner. · Caracol Radio
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