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This project, while not strictly focused on product design, presented a significant challenge due to the absence of an existing architectural blueprint for the building, which is quite old. The project was commissioned by the museum as I was nearing the completion of my design studies. The museum reached out to the industrial design faculty, who subsequently appointed me to undertake this task. This opportunity allowed me to fully leverage my skills as a designer and model maker. After taking precise measurements and capturing numerous photographs, I was able to create detailed architectural plans at a scale of 1:100.
About the Museum
The House of the Marquis of San Jorge was built in the late 17th century. Its oldest owner was the field master Agustín Londoño, and later, in 1784, it was Don Jorge Miguel Lozano de Peralta, considered its most distinguished owner and granted the title of Marquis of San Jorge in 1787 by the Spanish crown. After several owners, it was donated to the Adorers in 1943, and since 1970, it has housed the Fund for the Promotion of Culture.
It is located in the house of the Marquis of San Jorge, built at the end of the 17th century. Its most representative owner was Don Jorge Miguel Lozano de Peralta, who was granted the title of Marquis of San Jorge in 1787.
For part of the 20th century, the house was in the service of the Adorers, who sold it to the Banco Popular, which restored it and converted it into a museum in 1973. It is currently considered one of the best-preserved houses in the Candelaria sector (Bogotá's Historic Center), a colonial architectural gem from Santa Fe, with details of pictorial expression (mural painting) discovered during the 1994 restoration.
Jorge Miguel Lozano de Peralta (1731–1793), the first Marquis of San Jorge de Bogotá, was a descendant of Spanish and Creole aristocrats. He inherited a large fortune, which he increased considerably through successful commercial and real estate activities, and through his work as a moneylender. He had a distinguished political career in the viceregal administration, which led Viceroy Pedro Messía de la Cerda to grant him the title of Marquis in 1771, for fulfilling the requirements of nobility, rank, and fortune.
His most notable descendants were José María Lozano, the second Marquis of San Jorge and resident of the house that today bears the title, and Jorge Tadeo Lozano, his most famous heir
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Attic Staircase
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Back Yard
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