# 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]

## What this stands on

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, News)
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, News)
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, News)
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, News)
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, News)
6. If professionals participate in the unauthorized intervention, fines can be doubled, reaching between 400 and 1,000 minimum monthly wages. (Caracol Radio, News)
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, News)
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, News)

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