Quito, a city of coexisting contrasts influenced by its diverse ecosystems, ethnicities and traditions, is the capital of Ecuador and a UNESCO world heritage site, which features the best-preserved and least altered historic center in South America. MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, has revealed its first mix-use project “Qondesa” in Quito.
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Jon Kontuly, Xie Peng, Horace Hou, Edwin Cho, Matthew McFetrick
Collaborators
Associate Partners: Tiffany Dahlen
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-use Development
In the basin of Lake Llanquihue, in the city of Puerto Varas, surrounded by lakes and volcanoes, a house was projected in 2020. That year was marked by the most significant health crisis in recent times, which also occurred in social movements and national economic destabilization.
Project name
Casa Beatriz Elena (Beatriz Elena House)
Architecture firm
Camila Mancilla
Location
Puerto Varas, Los Lagos, Chile
Photography
Miguel Angel M. Martinich
Principal architect
Camila Mancilla
Collaborators
Isidora Sesnic (Editor of the text)
Structural engineer
Luis Talma
Supervision
Felipe Pino Silva
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign
Material
Recycled wood and steel, SIPanel, corrugated steel
Typology
Residential › House
