Bombodromo
Afro-Ecuadorian cultural and performance campus
Valle del Chota, Ecuador
2024-ongoing (expected construction 2027)
Caá Porá Arquitectura, Jerome Haferd Studio, and Juan Sebastián Pérez
Client: Prefecture of Carchi, Ecuador
Location: Carchi, Ecuador
Status: in development, scheduled construction 2027
Size: 100,000 sq ft
Year: 2024-ongoing
Team: Caá Porá Architects, Jerome Haferd, Sofia Arcos (JHS)
Jerome Haferd / Jerome Haferd Studio is partnered with Caa Pora Arquitectos on the Bombodromo, a mixed use performing arts and cultural campus in the Afro-Ecuadorian Valle del Chota region of Ecuador. Haferd, Caa Pora and Juan Sebastián Pérez working with local partners including Casa Oshun, researchers, anthropologists, conducted a series of engagement workshops to develop a program and curatorial scheme, as well as architecture, landscape, and urban design.
The centerpiece of Bombodromo is the “Bomba” form of Afro-Ecuadorian music and dance. This cultural landscape includes generations of music, instrument making, and social practice.
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