{"id":378523,"date":"2025-08-27T20:33:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T20:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/378523\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T20:33:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T20:33:20","slug":"51-1-arquitectos-creates-pink-concrete-convent-in-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/378523\/","title":{"rendered":"51-1 Arquitectos creates pink concrete convent in Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local studio 51-1 Arquitectos<\/a> has stacked a vertical convent<\/a> made of pink-coloured concrete and grey brick screens onto an urban site in Lima<\/a>, Peru.<\/p>\n

The Religiosas de Maria Inmaculada was completed as a contemporary alternative to an ancient building type.<\/p>\n

\"Religiosas51-1 Arquitectos has completed a convent in Lima<\/p>\n

51-1 Arquitectos<\/a> constructed a 6,226-square metre (67,000-square foot) project on a quarter-acre plot that houses both residences for the Sisters of Mary Immaculate Congregation and the Young Women Shelter Home & Productive Technical Center.<\/p>\n

“Creating a building with an open street level could be a good opportunity for the Sisters of Mary Immaculate to show their generous spirit and leadership as an alternative development of creating public spaces in private land,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

\"51-1The building is partially made of pink concrete<\/p>\n

The bottom two levels approached from the street are characterised by pink concrete with vertical board markings.<\/p>\n

Tipping outward over an angled reflecting pool, the corner of the building is punctured by a cross.<\/p>\n

\"LimaAn atrium cuts through the centre of the building<\/p>\n

Double-height parabolic arches open the facade to the diverse public programming \u2013 including workshop spaces for sewing, baking, hairdressing and computational design courses.<\/p>\n

The third level, recessed slightly in dark cladding, is a private intermediary level for refectories and a private courtyard in the back corner for the nuns, while the upper levels are divided between sleeping quarters for the women’s shelter and the sisters’ residences.<\/p>\n

\"ReligiosasThe diverse program includes workshop spaces for sewing, baking, hairdressing and computational design courses<\/p>\n

The residential levels are enclosed in a brick lattice with a circular and cross pattern that allows light into the sleeping quarters but protects and provides privacy for the residents, the studio explained.<\/p>\n

The brise soleil allows ventilation in rooms and down corridors as the building has no air conditioning in its mild climate.<\/p>\n

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51-1 gives culinary school in Peru an industrial aesthetic\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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The project is topped with terraces, laundries, an orchard and recreation spaces for the residents.<\/p>\n

A large rectangular atrium is cut through the center of the building, allowing light and air throughout the levels. Atop the second-floor railing, a planter allows vines to cascade down the pink interior walls of the atrium.<\/p>\n

\"LimaThe facade has a cross carved into its side<\/p>\n

“Due to the charitable nature of the institution, every effort has been made to minimise service and maintenance costs and consider the most durable materials available,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

51-1 Arquitectos, named for Lima’s dialling code, was founded in 2005 by partners Cesar Becerra, Fernando Puente Arnao and Manuel de Rivero. Previously, the studio completed a nearby culinary school<\/a> for the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and converted an ice factory into an arts venue<\/a> in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Crist\u00f4bal Palma<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Project credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Architect:<\/strong> 51-1 arquitectos
Design team:<\/strong> C\u00e9sar Becerra, Manuel de Rivero, Fernando Puente Arnao with Milagros Ingunza, Cristian Z\u00fa\u00f1iga, Karina Leon
Construction:<\/strong> I.M. Henderson
Advisors:<\/strong> Marco Torres, Pablo Bastos (structure), Claudia Paz (lighting)
Client:<\/strong> Hermanas de Maria Inmaculada<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Local studio 51-1 Arquitectos has stacked a vertical convent made of pink-coloured concrete and grey brick screens onto…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":378524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3939],"tags":[131996,4021,4020,131803,131997,131998,4022,77,131995,46201,126129,126130,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-378523","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-51-1-arquitectos","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-churches","12":"tag-convents","13":"tag-cristobal-palma","14":"tag-design","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-lima","17":"tag-peru","18":"tag-sectionall","19":"tag-sectionarchitecture","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115102640782294865","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}