The Casa Lago, an incredible 170 square meter house located on Cuicocha Lagoon in Imbabura, Ecuador. The result of different analysis of context, sustainable strategies, user needs and requirements; a house that becomes the ideal refuge in the natural environment where it is located.
Project name
Lake House (Casa Lago)
Architecture firm
ORCA Design & Zafra Arquitectos
Location
Cuicocha, Imbabura, Ecuador
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Unreal Engine, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Marcelo Ortega, Francisco Pérez
Design team
Christian Ortega, Marcelo Ortega, Francisco Pérez, José Ortega, Paula Zapata, Sebastián Rivadeneira, Deyna Basantes
Collaborators
Dolores Villacis, Wuilder Salcedo
Visualization
ORCA Design
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Paralelogamo House is private commission for a family home located in the Cumbayá Valley in Quito, Ecuador. It has been resolved by two parallelogram volumes that resolve the architectural parti thru an ¨L¨ shaped configuration that allows the programmatic necessities to be resolved while maximizing the visual and physical connections to the remark...
Project name
Paralelogramo House
Architecture firm
Najas Arquitectos
Location
Cumbayá, Ecuador
Photography
BICUBIK PHOTO
Principal architect
Esteban Najas
Design team
Esteban Najas, Sebastián Montenegro, Martín Antelo
Collaborators
Fernando Salazar (Anitary/Hidraulic)
Structural engineer
Nicolás Morabowen, José Fernandez Salvador
Environmental & MEP
Rommel Antamba, Highlights (Electric)
Supervision
Andrés Lucero
Visualization
Najas Arquitectos
Construction
Najas Arquitectos
Material
Concrete, glass, steel, wood
Typology
Residential › House
The Casa Modelo is an incredible 750 square meter house located in the Buganvillas urbanization in Puembo, Pichincha, Ecuador. Introspective architecture, which was adapted to specific needs. Surrounded by nature, the building seeks to integrate with the site through its gardens.
Architecture firm
ORCA Design, Zafra Arquitectos
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Unreal Engine, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Marcelo Ortega, Francisco Pérez
Design team
Christian Ortega, Marcelo Ortega, Francisco Pérez, José Ortega, Paula Zapata, Sebastián Rivadeneira
Collaborators
Dolores Villacis, Wuilder Salcedo
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Valentino Gareri Atelier has designed for Ecuadorian chocolate manufacturer MUZE Cacao and nonprofit organization Avanti the first of a global network of sustainable and smart villages; a carbon-neutral destination and innovation center for circular economy in the cacao industry.
Project name
Cacao Eco Village
Architecture firm
Valentino Gareri Atelier
Location
Pedernales, Manabi, Ecuador
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Valentino Gareri
Visualization
Denis Guchev (hero view)
Client
MUZE Cacao, Avanti
Typology
Residential › Housing, Mixed Use
A modern and restful house located outside the urban area and that in turn the land is in a high mountain topography that has some slopes that would be used to have a good view of the place and places of contemplation. The Cotopaxi house is inspired by the harmony of the landscape and the mountainous area of the area, a double height construction...
Project name
Cotopaxi House
Architecture firm
Arquitectura ID-ART
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Jonathan Panchi Blacio
Visualization
Jorge Panchi
Typology
Residential › House
The project begins with the need to renovate the food court area inside La Plaza Shopping Mall. This 17-year-old space that has never been remodeled and pursued to become an appealing and easeful experience for users by creating a fresh and modern occasion that excites all visitors.
Project name
La Plaza Shopping
Interior design
Arch. Cristina Delle Vigne
Photography
BICUBIK PHOTO
Principal designer
Cristina Delle Vigne
Design team
CD Arch&Design
Architecture firm
CD Arch&Design
Visualization
CD Arch&Design
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Illustrator
The Terrazas House contemporary housing project located in Puembo, Ecuador. The location of the lot in the highest part of the urbanization is a determining factor that defined the concept. Thus, strategies are applied so that each space in the house has a main view of the natural landscape.
Project name
The Terrazas House
Architecture firm
ORCA Design & Zafra Arquitectos
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Unreal Engine, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Marcelo Ortega
Design team
Christian Ortega, Marcelo Ortega, Francisco Pérez, José Ortega
Collaborators
Dolores Villacis, Wuilder Salcedo
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Grey volume between branches and rocks in Ecuador. In the deep silence of that mountain, we observed as intruders a dialogue between elements where an atmosphere of gravity was breathed, and the changing shadows of dawn were felt.
Project name
Branches and Rocks (Ramas y Rocas)
Architecture firm
Ruptura Morlaca Arquitectura
Photography
Oscar Moscoso, Ruptura Morlaca Arquitectura
Principal architect
Paul Chango, Carolina Bravo
Collaborators
Elisa Sarmiento, Mauricio Bravo, Patricio Bravo
Construction
Ruptura Morlaca Arquitectura
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel, Wood, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
