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
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
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
The CLIFF HOUSE 3310, a minimalist housing concept that flies over the rocky mountains located in rural Australia. Made up of pure elements, which from subtractions generate voids, leaving a central nucleus where the life of the project unfolds. These elements are integrated into the landscape by contrast.
Project name
Cliff House 3310
Architecture firm
Christian Ortega & ORCA Design
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Unreal Engine, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Christian Ortega
Design team
Marcelo Ortega, Christian Ortega
Visualization
ORCA Design
Typology
Residential › House
The MME House 3307, a multifamily house located in the city of Ambato in Ecuador, whose basic concept is the abstraction of simple forms that are combined. Its composition combines elements determined by the functionality and specific requirements of the user, which intersect with each other, resulting in a design that expresses the owner's needs t...
Project name
MME House 3307
Architecture firm
ORCA Design
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Unreal Engine, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Marcelo Ortega
Design team
Marcelo Ortega, Christian Ortega
Collaborators
Christian Ortega, Dolores Villacis, José Ortega
Visualization
ORCA Design
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Festival and Culture Centre is about Entertainment and light art and Playing host to the most important art show in Egypt, by creating a cinematic scenario by using filming techniques will re-brand for Cairo's architectural heritage.
University
Ain Shams University
Teacher
Dr. Ahmed Al-Erakky
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro, AutoCAD, Lumion10
Project name
Lens on Citadel
Semester
Second Semester (8)
Location
Mukattam Mountain, Egypt
The property is located in the municipality of García, Nuevo León between the two big cities Monterrey and Saltillo. It is located 1 km from the highway to Matehuala and a stream that flows into the Santa Catarina River.
Student
Pablo Vázquez, Oscar Melloni, Marian Mac Gregor
University
Universidad de Monterrey
Teacher
Alejandro Rodríguez
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Revit, Blender, AutoCAD, Grasshopper 3D, Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro
Project name
Halo Funeral Center
Location
Nuevo León, Mexico
Status
Concept - Design, Competition
Typology
Religious Architecture › Funeral Center
ORCA Design: The HOUSE A + P 3305, a piece of contemporary architecture, which combines landscaping and interior design in a single proposal. The concept is based on taking advantage of the environment and the visuals of the project, because it is in a privileged area in the city of Ambato in Ecuador.
Project name
House A+P 3305
Architecture firm
ORCA Design Ecuador
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Unreal Engine, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Marcelo Ortega
Design team
Marcelo Ortega, Christian Ortega
Collaborators
Christian Ortega, Dolores Villacis, José Ortega
Visualization
ORCA Design Ecuador
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
