Aquarela Apartments, Quito
Jean Nouvel and Uribe Schwarzkopf unveil first phase of Aquarela, an innovative new residential development in Quito, Ecuador
Jean Nouvel and Uribe Schwarzkopf unveil first phase of Aquarela, an innovative new residential development in Quito, Ecuador
The design of this house in Valle de los Chillos by Diez + Muller Arquitectos arises from previous research and understanding of the regional architecture of the Ecuadorian highlands
Designed by Espinoza Carvajal Arquitectos, UEPM Classrooms in Quito, responds to both city and nature, with the maximum tension point in the central block of the school building.
Ecuador architecture news – selection of the best new South American buildings & architects – contemporary Ecuador building news, info + images for key built environment / property projects
House AO in Otavalo, Imbabura, designed by architects Studio Alfa, is based within a landscape gazing at the Imbabura volcano -one of the core conditioning factors for its design.
Ordonez Arquitectos’ main objective with the EPN University Library the building is to group all library functions in one building to transform this main library into a social hub.
EPIQ Building design by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, 24-story mixed-use residential tower in Quito, Ecuador, façade inspired by earth tones and herringbone tile patterns in Quito’s Old City.
PMMT architecture studio, has developed “fluid hospital”, this is a new typological model built for the first time in the coastal city of Machala in El Oro province, Ecuador.
Designed by Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos Casa Tacuri is located in the Nayón area of the city of Quito. Tacuri House is distributed along the perimeter of the lot in three different features around the main courtyard.
Casa Ortega was designed by Estudio A0 for a devout son. The commission was clear: a home with two pavilions, one for Raúl and his latent family, another one for his parents.
Designed by arquitectura x this project became a house in the process, its actual configuration decided during construction, its final purpose still undecided. Uncertainty and vagueness become the strategies and the tools for constructing a series of spaces which help solve the family´s needs.
Ecuador developments – best new South American buildings & architects – Ecuador architecture information, projects, architectural news + building designs
PD House in Los Arrayanes Club, in Puembo, design by Gabriel Rivera Arquitecto, is a composition of habitable walls and volumes, which gathered under the light, create architecture.
Design: Gabriel Rivera Arquitecto
The Puerto Cayo House, is a project where time passes slowly and life is enjoyed at its best. A place that invites us to meet again with our essence and leads us to understand that we are part of a whole, part of nature, part of the universe.
Design: Leppanen + Anker architects. The building is located at an important intersection within the city where urban elements converge, such as a new metro stop, an important government building, a commercial shopping center and the most emblematic park of the city.
Design: arquitectura x
This was a big challenge: The client needed a proposal within 4 days, or they would have to sell the site: we had to design a house without knowing the site and after meeting the couple for only two hours.
Design: Chapman Taylor. Quitowers is a new residential tower project in Quito, the capital city of Ecuador. At 2,850 metres (9,350 ft) above sea level, Quito is the highest official Capital city in the world.
Eight identical steel members, 18 meters long, placed along the x y z axis, confine the space for the house and at the same time open it as they project in different directions