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House Gazebo / AR+C

01:00 - 9 December, 2013

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House Gazebo / AR+C

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Architects

AR+C
Location

Quito Canton, Ecuador
Architect in Charge

Francisco Almeida, Tatiana Bohorquez
Area

160.0 sqm
Project Year

2013

Constructor

AR+C y URBEM

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Text description provided by the architects. The project is residence house of 140 m2 located in Guayllabamba, Ecuador. The house is conceived as a continuation of nature to which is embedded inside the mountain. This green platform allows the preservation of a lookout site prior to constructions.

A perimeter contention wall composes the primary structure. An air chamber allows having a thermal comfort inside and protects from humidity.

The structure was calculated to resist about 20 cm of vegetation on deck. Open skylights allow cross-ventilation and communication from the house to the deck.