'The Centre of Intangible Cultural Heritage' is located in the Renace forest, an environmental protection zone in Soacha, Bogotá. Literally translated, the name Renace forest means ‘the forest is born once again’. With threat from rebels eliciting the incineration of the site, the workers' centre and water tower were lost, alongside the historic ties that linked indigenous people to the area.

The new centre is built from the ruins of the previous centre which sits on the preserved forest edge and a vacant landscape. The blurring between architecture, primary forest and new forest aims to integrate the ecosystems of flora, fauna and man. Permeable façades and living walls allow each to coexist with minimum impact on the forest floor and landscape. The masterplan draws from the intangible cultural heritage of the landscape and its ancestors; architectural signifiers and enhancers are inserted into the masterplan in order to assist in the preservation of the valuable and fast disappearing culture.

With special consideration for a space where flora, fauna and man can coexist, The Centre of Intangible Cultural Heritage strives to break this global divide by relearning and performing the stories of the local cultural past.