?It’s not a place to show off, it’s a place for my soul to rest,” says 37-year-old Colombian reggaeton superstar, José Álvaro Osorio Balvín known professionally as J Balvin in a magazine article. ?It?s about creating something with nature. Like everything in life, the simple things are the most amazing.?

This is was all we needed to know to become interested in J Balvin?s latest residence, Casa Aire, recently completed in his Colombian city of birth, Medellín. J Balvin cultivates a considered bad-boy demeanour with his sometimes controversial views, multicoloured hair, numerous tattoos and loud outfits, but he has also understood that he needs a counterpoint to balance his hectic and crazy global superstar lifestyle. He has said that he wanted to create a sanctuary with balance, peace and inspiration.
Casa Aire is J Balvin?s third residential collaboration with Medellín-based architecture and design studio Cinco Solidos (5Sólidos), established in 2019 by Daniel Correa, Maria José Fernandez and Elisa Ortega. We recently covered the studio?s Casa JL, also located in Medellín.

The minimalist style of Cinco Solidos matches perfectly with what J Balvin was looking for in this mountainside retreat that he expects to expand eventually into a major residential compound for family and friends. He shares the three-bedroom 500 square-metre (5382 sq.ft) residence with his son, Rio, whom he had with his girlfriend, former Miss Argentina, fashion model , Va...