IWI, the smallest nomad studio. IWI is an architectural project that offers the user a living space that adapts to their lifestyle. It is a product developed and patented in Ecuador by the architects Juan Ruiz and Amelia Tapia. The living space is built in wood by Computer Numerical Controlled technology (CNC milling), creating an industrialized pr...
Architecture firm
Juan Ruiz + Amelia Tapia
Photography
JAG Studio, Joel Heim (Drone images)
Principal architect
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Design team
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Interior design
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Built area
8,5 m² extended and 2,4 m² compressed
Civil engineer
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Structural engineer
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Environmental & MEP
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Tools used
Computer Numerical Controlled technology (CNC milling)
Construction
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia, Roberto Vazquez
Material
Cypress (cladding, front door frames and accordion ribs), Plywood (furniture, back and front modules), Glass (front door), Sheep wool (floor and walls insulation), Cork (envelope water barrier and heat insulation)
Client
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Typology
Residential › Flexible & Transformable Living Space
Selva Alegre was created to take inspiration from the surrounding environment, the Andes Mountains in Ecuador. The project was seen as a modern version of the historic Spanish hacienda that dominates the mountainous landscapes from Columbia to Peru.
Project name
Selva Alegre Residence
Architecture firm
Los Chillos, Leppanen Anker Arquitectura
Location
Andes Mountains, Ecuador
Photography
BICUBIK, JAG Studio
Design team
Aaron Leppanen, Gabriela Anker, Sofía Chávez, Ana Belén Acurio, Carolina Rodriguez, Janina Sánchez, Kevin Aragón, Gabriela Valdez, Caroline Dieden
Interior design
Insólito (Veronica Burbano, Camila Burbano)
Civil engineer
Miguel Ángel Salazar, Francisco Vélez, Fabian Miño, Milton Perugachi, Rodrigo Lalaguaña, Alberto Dionicio
Structural engineer
EDIMCA - Rubechi Wood Technology
Landscape
Mònica Bodenhorst
Construction
Miguel Ángel Salazar, Francisco Vélez, Fabian Miño, Milton Perugachi, Rodrigo Lalaguaña, Alberto Dionicio
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
Ruptura Morlaca Arquitectura: The desire of users to inhabit on a serene, vast and tree-filled landscape, where nature is able to show its greatness, has led them to identify a place in the Ricaurte sector in Cuenca-Ecuador, an almost intact site that In the mornings, a characteristic mist of the mountains of the area is shed, which floats over the...
Project name
Gravitational Indifference
Architecture firm
Ruptura Morlaca Arquitectura
Principal architect
Paul Chango, Carolina Bravo
Construction
Diego Paguay, Ruptura Morlaca
Typology
Residential › House
The Ecuadorian architecture studio Jannina Cabal & Arquitectos has recently completed ''6M House'' a single-family home located in Samborondón, Guayas province, Ecuador.
Architecture firm
Jannina Cabal & Arquitectos
Location
Samborondón, Ecuador
Principal architect
Jannina Cabal
Typology
Residential, Houses
Designed by Cuenca-based architecture studio Ruptura Morlaca Arquitectura, Isabela Building is located in Cuenca, Ecuador.
Project description by architect:
The project raised a great challenge and in turn a great opportunity for the program because it is located in an area of high added value...
