Tactile 6M House in Ecuador nestles into its natural surroundings
A tactile material palette and floor-to-ceiling glazing characterise this Ecuadorian house, which Jannina Cabal has created for a family of five in the town of Samborondón. More
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David Guambo builds his stilted studio Kusy Kawsay in Ecuadorian hillside
Architecture student David Guambo has built himself a small studio in rural Ecuador with a straw roof and wood framing. More
Pine-and-glass shelving encloses office in Ecuador
Architects Juan Alberto Andrade and María José Váscones have built a wooden office in Guayaquil, Ecuador with a wall of angular windows that pop open, as shown in these photos with people wearing coronavirus face masks. More
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Quito apartment A Forest House has a mini indoor pool
Concrete columns draped in greenery, steel beams filled with books and a small pool feature in this apartment in Quito, Ecuador that local architect Aquiles Jarrín has overhauled for a family of three and their dog. More
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Diez+Muller steps atrium through Natura offices and residences in Ecuador
This office and residential building near Quito, Ecuador was designed by local studio Diez+Muller to enclose a staggered atrium for yoga classes. More
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Felipe Escudero designs himself a Quito residence with space to make rap music
Ecuadorian architect Felipe Escudero has designed a house for himself in Quito that includes a black kitchen and a space to make rap music. More
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Daniel Moreno Flores creates hanging-tile screen as entrance to illustrator's home near Quito
Tiles strung on steel cables and an inverted roof are among the quirky design features of this home designed by architect Daniel Moreno Flores on the outskirts of Quito. More
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Jean Nouvel designs lush Aquarela community for Ecuador
French architect Jean Nouvel has designed a sprawling, stone-clad residential development for the outskirts of Quito that echoes its mountainous surroundings. More
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Rama Estudio embeds Casa Patios into rural Ecuadorian landscape
Two stone-walled volumes with grassy roofs are embedded into a rural site in Ecuador to form this house, designed by Quito's Rama Estudio. More
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Five of the best houses in Ecuador on Dezeen
We've rounded up five residences in Ecuador that architects have designed to celebrate the small South American country's local materials and climate. More
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El Sindicato builds tiny Casa Parásito on a rooftop in Ecuador
Ecuadorian studio El Sindicato Arquitectura has built a 12-square-metre parasitic structure atop a building in Quito. More
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Wooden shutters shade Edificio Criba apartments in Ecuador by Rama Estudio
Rama Estudio has fronted this apartment block in Ambato, Ecuador with wooden louvres to encourage interactions between residents and passersby. More
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BIG designs EPIQ tower for Quito covered in earthy coloured tiles
Architecture firm BIG has unveiled its second project for Ecuador's capital city: a mixed-use tower comprising two curved blocks covered in herringbone-patterned cladding and pockets of greenery. More
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Angled roof tops rammed-earth walls of Rama Estudio's Casa Lasso in rural Ecuador
Quito's Rama Estudio has used thick rammed-earth walls and large windows to prop up the slanted roof that covers this residence, built among a eucalyptus plantation in Ecuador. More
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Jagged brick roof tops Casa El Cortijo in Ecuador by Felipe Assadi
A series of gabled, brickwork volumes arranged around a grassy courtyard form this house in Guayaquil, Ecuador, designed by Chilean firm Felipe Assadi Arquitectos. More
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Emilio López builds house with bow-tie shape in coastal Ecuador
The glazed ends of this house in Ecuador, by local architect Emilio López, are larger than the building's middle portion to make the most of ocean and forest views. More
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Al Borde turns old property in Ecuador into House of the Flying Beds
Sleeping spaces are suspended from the ceiling, and accessed by wooden steps and a walkway, at this 18th-century home renovated by Ecuadorian firm Al Borde Arquitectos. More
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Gabriel Rivera designs Tacuri House for verdant site in Ecuador
Existing trees were protected during the design and construction of this family home on the outskirts of Quito, created by Ecuadorian studio Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos. More
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Wavelike roof imitates Andes mountains at cheese warehouse in Ecuador
An Ecuadorian cheese factory's warehouses and offices are housed under the undulating gabled roofline that tops this building, by local firm Estudio Felipe Escudero. More
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BIG releases plans for IQON skyscraper in Ecuador
Architecture firm BIG has released renderings of its first project in South America: a curved tower covered with planted balconies that would become the tallest building in Quito. More
