Casa Columbiana Book

The domestic architecture of Colombia has successfully absorbed the design influences of Spanish, African, English, and indigenous Indian cultures, these eclectic elements have produced a rich "Colombiana" style. From the fresh and colorful houses of the tropical lowlands to the luxurious wood interiors and striking bamboo furniture of the mountain provinces. This is the casual elegance of the Americas: architecture, landscaping, and decorative arts of a many-faceted country. In a word, all these houses are finally a single house, the Casa Colombiana, made with love as an expression of a communal self in a diverse domestic culture.