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
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
''El Alambique'' house, located in the Puembo region at the outskirts of Quito, between the Chiche and Guambí rivers has been located at a sloped site, overlooking a ravine. One of the design challenges was to sort out a home with a 70% first floor architectural program under the sloped topographic conditions, while allowing the internal garden to...
Project name
¨EL Alambique¨ House
Architecture firm
Najas Arquitectos
Location
Puembo, Quito, Ecuador
Principal architect
Esteban Najas
Design team
Esteban Najas, Daniel Charry, Andrés Lucero, Sebastián Montenegro, Nicolás Morabowen, José Fernandez Salvador, Rommel Antamba
Collaborators
Nicolás Morabowen, José Fernandez Salvador, Rommel Antamba
Interior design
Maria Isabel Chacon , KOIA
Civil engineer
Nicolás Morabowen, José Fernandez Salvador
Structural engineer
Nicolás Morabowen, José Fernandez Salvador
Environmental & MEP
Najas Arquitectos
Landscape
Najas Arquitectos
Supervision
Najas Arquitectos
Visualization
Najas Arquitectos
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion
Construction
Najas Arquitectos
Material
Concrete, Glass, Wood, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
We haven't worked together with architects, because we've not been able to find them. We gather our thoughts through images found online, and build piece by piece together with our contractors.
Photography
Samay Collections
Design team
Carlos Sarango
Material
Wood, cement, ceramics, polycarbonate, polished concrete
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
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
Completed by Ecuadorian architecture studio Orense Arquitectos, Mocoli house tries to be a sculpture that captivates by its purist line, reflection and silence; an encounter with yourself and create captivating tours which are the main axles in the search of generating a new connection between the natural and a space to live in achieving in its int...
Project name
Mocoli House
Architecture firm
Orense Arquitectos
Location
Isla Mocolí, Samborondón, Guayas. Ecuador
Principal architect
Jose Campoverde Cordova & Galo Perez Pereira
Design team
Jose Campoverde Cordova, Galo Perez Pereira
Collaborators
Annia Mayin Hagó, Maria Celeste Subía
Civil engineer
Galo Fernandez
Structural engineer
Galo Fernandez
Landscape
Orense Arquitectos
Visualization
Orense Arquitectos
Construction
Orense Arquitectos, Jorge Orozco, Galo Fernandez
Material
Concrete, wood, white stucco
Typology
Residential › House
ORCA Design: The city of Baños, considered one of the capitals of nature tourism in Ecuador and Latin America, it is very important to understand the value of this when developing future projects in this wonderful environment. The concept is based on the generation of its own ecosystem, within the building.
Project name
Hostel EM 3303
Architecture firm
ORCA Design Ecuador
Location
Baños de Agua Santa, 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
Visualization
ORCA Design
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
