Planning & Consultancy
Heritage Conservation
Between 2010 and 2012, the studio served as a consultant representing universities in the “Special Plan on the Management and Protection of Cartagena's Historic Center and its Zone of Influence (PEMP)”, developed by the Institute of Heritage and Culture (IPCC) and the District Planning Secretariat of Cartagena. During 2018 and 2019 our CEO served as the Heritage National Advisor for the last stage of the Downtown Cartagena Urban ordinances and our studio got together the most recent and accurate survey of Downtown Cartagena with a powerful database to help authorities and developers in urban decisions making
Between 2013 and 2015 Jaime Correa Vélez was an advisor to the Mayor of Cartagena as the Coordinator of PEMP with the task of developing this urban regulation and presenting it to the Colombian national government, the District Council of Cartagena, the private business sector as well as the community in a variety of scenarios. Correa's active lead in the regulation of the public spaces in Cartagena's historic center generated a continuous stream of revenue the city invests in the long-term maintenance of these areas.
He has worked on multiple projects at architectural and urban level as a head designer, restoration adviser and city planning consultant in Colombia. His work in the development of the Management and Protection Special Plan for Cartagena de Indias Downtown and its buffer zone since 2010 has been focused in empowering this World Heritage city’s cultural landscape.
In 2020 our studio was hired by San Francisco Investments, the developer of a world class hotel and residential project that is turning the Getsemani quarter into an international luxury destination: "San Francisco Four Seasons". Our job was to survey the area to build up a properties inventory database for the site's Architectural Special Plan on the Management and Protection. The plan finally included urban ordinances to minimize the gentrification process in the area, that made possible the development of "La Resistencia", the 1st cultural residential project designed to keep the native population in their historic settlement.
Infographic Consulting
In 1995, Correa Vélez expanded his professional experience in the field of infographics. Between 1998 and 2000, he developed the thematic cartography for the components of Patrimony and Public Space of the “Land Use Plan of Cartagena (POT)”. In 1999 and 2000, he served as the coordinator of Cartography of POT and developed a prototype of GIS for the thematic cartography of the city. Since 1999, he has provided consulting in Computer-Aided Design (CAD) to clients such as the Mayor's Office of Cartagena, the Regional Port Society of Cartagena, and the Trazos Foundation. He has provided personalized training to Colombian professionals who have emigrated to the United States, Canada, Australia, Spain, and the Cayman Islands.
Since 2000, he directed the professional presentation of architectural projects of various authors at international competitions such as “The Museum Tomihiro Hoshino” in Japan, “The Rehabilitation of the Plaza de Cuzco” in Peru, and “The Building Set for Schools of Nursing and Dentistry at the National University” in Bogota, Colombia.
Architect teams advised in this manner by Correa Vélez have earned prestigious awards and recognition for their professional work, including 3rd place in the competition of the “Caribbean Cultural Park“ in Barranquilla (2000) and 1st place in the competition of “The Sinú Round” in Montería (2002). In 2011, he led the process of inventory for the entire graphical planning archive for Julio César Turbay Ayala Convention Center as part of their agreement with UJTL.
Between 2010 and 2012, our studio developed and implemented the digital thematic cartography for the
“Management and Protection Special Plan of Cartagena's Historic Center and its Zone of Influence (PEMP)”. The company processed information provided by the consulting team, the Geographic Institute Agustín Codazzi (IGAC) and different district entities of Cartagena to develop a new reliable cartography showing urban planning rules in the old city.
