MAURICIO OTÁROLA
DESIGNER / STRATEGIST
EDITOR & RESEARCHER AT ARCHIPIELAGO

FROM VISUAL IDENTITY
TO MASTER PLANNING

DESIGN AS
ORDER, STRUCTURE, AND CLARITY OF PURPOSE

[+ RESEARCH] THE ENGINE FOR STRATEGY & INNOVATION

PERSONAL VISUAL IDENTITY PROJECTS

1/2

FROM LOGO TO ILLUSTRATIONS

1/2

BRAND DESIGN FOLLOWING ORDER & STRUCTURE

FOR ME,
DESIGN IS AN ACT OF SIMPLIFICATION AND ORDER TO ACHIEVE
CLARITY OF INTENTION

PERSONAL VISUAL IDENTITY PROJECTS

FROM POSTERS TO BOOKS

GENSLER ARTS & CULTURE PROJECT | DESIGN LEADER

1/3

THE SAME PURSUIT
OF ORDER AND CLARITY ORGANISE THE MUSEUM AROUND MULTIPLE COURTYARDS AS EXTENSIONS OF THE PARK ABOVE AND BELOW THE GROUND LEVEL

THE MUSEUM AS
PLATFORM

THE MUSEUM AS A VESTIBULE TO THE PARK

1/2

ARCHITECTURE IN CONTRAST AND DIALOGUE WITH THE PARK

EVEN THE SMALLEST PROJECTS HAVE THE
POTENTIAL OF BEING SIMPLE AND POWERFUL DESIGN RESULTS

1/3

PERSONAL PROJECT

LOW BUDGET EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY CENTER

1/3

NEW ROOF OVER EXISTING STRUCTURE

GENSLER LUXURY RESORT PROJECT | DESIGN LEADER

CLARITY OF DESIGN TO ENHANCE THE ESSENCE OF THE SITE AND ITS HISTORICAL RELEVANCE.

GLOBAL BRANDS MEET LOCAL IDENTITY

1/2

DIALOGUE WITH LOCAL TRADITION

1/2

ARCHITECTURE BASED ON TIMELESS DESIGN PRINCIPLES

1/2

KEY DESIGN DECISIONS INTRODUCE A WHOLE NEW ENERGY INTO AN EXISTING SPACE

STRATEGY AND PURPOSE ARE AT THE CENTRE OF MY DESIGN, SPECIALLY ON REPOSITIONING PROJECTS.

MAXIMUM IMPACT WITH MINIMUM RESOURCES

GENSLER RETAIL REPOSITIONING PROJECT

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FACADE INTEGRATION BASED ON EXISTING GEOMETRY

1/4

A SEEMINGLY ENCLOSED BUILDING OPENS ITSEL TO THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE

I STRIVE FOR SIMPLE SPATIAL SOLUTIONS THAT INSPIRE AND
CONNECT PEOPLE.

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER PLAYING WITH THE UNEXPECTED

GENSLER PROJECT | DESIGN LEADER

EXCITING INTERIORS MAKE THE EVERYDAY SPECIAL. FROM BUSINESS HOTELS TO THE MARKET THAT RECEIVES YOU BEFORE GETTING INTO THE OFFICE

1/5

GENSLER PROJECTS | RETAIL + HOSPITALITY + MIXED USE | DESIGN LEADER

1/6

WE MEET | WE LEARN | WE WRITE | WE PUBLISH

Since 2018 I founded ARCHIPIELAGO , a platform for research in architecture, art and education that focuses on the hybridization of disciplines, from social sciences to politics and culture.

+ info

RESEARCH LEADER OF EQUITY AT THE CORE OF LATAM BUILT ENVIRONMENT

GENSLER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
GRANT 2021

I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION AS TOOLS FOR A
MORE EQUAL & PLURAL FUTURE

MAURICIO OTÁROLA DESIGNER / STRATEGIST EDITOR & RESEARCHER AT ARCHIPIELAGO

FROM VISUAL IDENTITY TO MASTER PLANNING

DESIGN AS ORDER, STRUCTURE, AND CLARITY OF PURPOSE

[+ RESEARCH] THE ENGINE FOR STRATEGY & INNOVATION

PERSONAL VISUAL IDENTITY PROJECTS

FROM LOGO TO ILLUSTRATIONS

BRAND DESIGN FOLLOWING ORDER & STRUCTURE

FOR ME, DESIGN IS AN ACT OF SIMPLIFICATION AND ORDER TO ACHIEVE CLARITY OF INTENTION

PERSONAL VISUAL IDENTITY PROJECTS

FROM POSTERS TO BOOKS

GENSLER ARTS & CULTURE PROJECT | DESIGN LEADER

THE SAME PURSUIT OF ORDER AND CLARITY ORGANISE THE MUSEUM AROUND MULTIPLE COURTYARDS AS EXTENSIONS OF THE PARK ABOVE AND BELOW THE GROUND LEVEL THE MUSEUM AS PLATFORM

THE MUSEUM AS A VESTIBULE TO THE PARK

ARCHITECTURE IN CONTRAST AND DIALOGUE WITH THE PARK

EVEN THE SMALLEST PROJECTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF BEING SIMPLE AND POWERFUL DESIGN RESULTS

PERSONAL PROJECT

LOW BUDGET EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY CENTER

NEW ROOF OVER EXISTING STRUCTURE

GENSLER LUXURY RESORT PROJECT | DESIGN LEADER

CLARITY OF DESIGN TO ENHANCE THE ESSENCE OF THE SITE AND ITS HISTORICAL RELEVANCE. GLOBAL BRANDS MEET LOCAL IDENTITY

DIALOGUE WITH LOCAL TRADITION

ARCHITECTURE BASED ON TIMELESS DESIGN PRINCIPLES

KEY DESIGN DECISIONS INTRODUCE A WHOLE NEW ENERGY INTO AN EXISTING SPACE

STRATEGY AND PURPOSE ARE AT THE CENTRE OF MY DESIGN, SPECIALLY ON REPOSITIONING PROJECTS. MAXIMUM IMPACT WITH MINIMUM RESOURCES

GENSLER RETAIL REPOSITIONING PROJECT

FACADE INTEGRATION BASED ON EXISTING GEOMETRY

A SEEMINGLY ENCLOSED BUILDING OPENS ITSEL TO THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE

I STRIVE FOR SIMPLE SPATIAL SOLUTIONS THAT INSPIRE AND CONNECT PEOPLE. PERFORMING ARTS CENTER PLAYING WITH THE UNEXPECTED

GENSLER PROJECT | DESIGN LEADER

EXCITING INTERIORS MAKE THE EVERYDAY SPECIAL. FROM BUSINESS HOTELS TO THE MARKET THAT RECEIVES YOU BEFORE GETTING INTO THE OFFICE

GENSLER PROJECTS | RETAIL + HOSPITALITY + MIXED USE | DESIGN LEADER

WE MEET | WE LEARN | WE WRITE | WE PUBLISH

Since 2018 I founded ARCHIPIELAGO, a platform for research in architecture, art and education that focuses on the hybridization of disciplines, from social sciences to politics and culture. + info

RESEARCH LEADER OF EQUITY AT THE CORE OF LATAM BUILT ENVIRONMENT GENSLER RESEARCH INSTITUTE GRANT 2021

I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION AS TOOLS FOR A MORE EQUAL & PLURAL FUTURE

MAURICIO OTÁROLA
DESIGNER / STRATEGIST
EDITOR & RESEARCHER AT ARCHIPIELAGO

FROM VISUAL IDENTITY
TO MASTER PLANNING

DESIGN AS
ORDER, STRUCTURE, AND CLARITY OF PURPOSE

FOR ME,
DESIGN IS AN ACT OF SIMPLIFICATION AND ORDER TO ACHIEVE
CLARITY OF INTENTION

THE SAME PURSUIT
OF ORDER AND CLARITY ORGANISE THE MUSEUM AROUND MULTIPLE COURTYARDS AS EXTENSIONS OF THE PARK ABOVE AND BELOW THE GROUND LEVEL

THE MUSEUM AS
PLATFORM

EVEN THE SMALLEST PROJECTS HAVE THE
POTENTIAL OF BEING SIMPLE AND POWERFUL DESIGN RESULTS

CLARITY OF DESIGN TO ENHANCE THE ESSENCE OF THE SITE AND ITS HISTORICAL RELEVANCE.

GLOBAL BRANDS MEET LOCAL IDENTITY

STRATEGY AND PURPOSE ARE AT THE CENTRE OF MY DESIGN, SPECIALLY ON REPOSITIONING PROJECTS.

MAXIMUM IMPACT WITH MINIMUM RESOURCES

I STRIVE FOR SIMPLE SPATIAL SOLUTIONS THAT INSPIRE AND
CONNECT PEOPLE.

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER PLAYING WITH THE UNEXPECTED

Since 2018 I founded ARCHIPIELAGO , a platform for research in architecture, art and education that focuses on the hybridization of disciplines, from social sciences to politics and culture.

+ info

RESEARCH LEADER OF EQUITY AT THE CORE OF LATAM BUILT ENVIRONMENT

GENSLER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
GRANT 2021

I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION AS TOOLS FOR A
MORE EQUAL & PLURAL FUTURE