The Jambatu Center is one of the world’s leading institutions in amphibian research and conservation. It sits at the gateway to some of the most biologically diverse areas of the planet and is managing a very important amphibian collection containing nearly 3000 individuals, which include 29 endangered species of frogs and toads. Most of these are...
Project name
The Jambatu Center for Amphibian Research and Museum (Centro Jambatu de Investigación de Anfibios y Museo)
Architecture firm
Caá Porá Arquitectura, Santiago del Hierro, Maria del Carmen
Location
Valle de los Chillos, Ecuador
Principal architect
Paula Izurieta, Gabriel Moyer-Perez, Santiago del Hierro, Maria del Carmen Burbano and Gary Leggett Cahuas
Design team
Paula Izurieta, Gabriel Moyer-Perez, Santiago del Hierro, Maria del Carmen Burbano and Gary Leggett Cahuas
Collaborators
Gen Moya, Erick Alvares
Interior design
Caá Porá Arquitectura
Supervision
Caá Porá Arquitectura
Visualization
Caá Porá Arquitectura
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, AutoCAD, V-ray
Construction
Espinosa & Pachano (Phase 1), Manuel Poma, Manuel Pilatasig (Phase 2)
Material
Mix structure of concrete and steel, polycarbonate and roofs shades
Client
Luis Coloma and María Dolores Guarderas
Typology
Research and Conservation Architecture, Amphibian Museum, Scientific Research Center
