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Pukará House / El Sindicato Arquitectura

Valentina Díaz — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Located at the foothills of the Cayambe volcano, in the rural area of the eponymous city, the family land of almost four hectares has historically been dedicated to grazing, growing grasses and vegetables, and the artisanal production of cheeses. On it stand a country house, a barn, a cheese factory, warehouses, a water reservoir for irrigation, and the ruins of an old structure for storing animal feed.

Room on the Hill / El Sindicato Arquitectura

Valeria Silva — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:32:00 +0000

Tasked with a simple program that includes a bedroom with a living area and a bathroom, a footprint determined by a rather rugged and heavily vegetated terrain, and the necessary relationship with the existing house, we had the opportunity to experiment with construction techniques and materiality.

East Block - Versatile Space / El Sindicato Arquitectura

Valentina Díaz — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000

In the heart of Cumbayá lies "Bloque Este," a building that seeks to redefine the relationship between architecture and the natural environment. This project houses two commercial spaces and transforms a long blank wall into a new functional façade.

Perucho House / Pedro Calle + El Sindicato Arquitectura

Benjamin Zapico — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0000

The house is located in the parish of Perucho, in the Metropolitan District of Quito. It seeks to be a refuge from urban life that allows its owner to connect with nature, as it is located in a rural environment surrounded by mountains and vegetation.

Media Agua House Refurbishment / El Sindicato Arquitectura

Andreas Luco — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000

As in most rehabilitations, the premise of this project was to solve problems and adapt the construction to use more in line with the owner's searches. Its main problem of habitability: the constant humidity in the walls that could not be solved in any of the previous interventions carried out in the place and that has been damaging every finish and piece of furniture that has had minimal proximity.

Slope House / El Sindicato Arquitectura

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 07:00:00 +0000

‘Casa en pendiente' is a house that seeks to use a single architectural object to comply with the multiple needs of its diverse users; a family formed by parents and two daughters with a high requirement of independence and privacy.

Post-Earthquake Prototype – Rural Dwelling / AL BORDE + El Sindicato Arquitectura

Cristobal Rojas — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0000

The Prototype: As a second life of the German pavilion for HIII, we developed a post-earthquake prototype for the rural Ecuadorian coast, which costs the same as the houses delivered by the state but better adapted to the user and the place where it is implanted.

House Among Trees / El Sindicato Arquitectura

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:00:00 +0000

In a plot with large trees, the client sought to live in proximity to nature, that it must become a characteristic part of the architecture and that it gets inhabited as well as the built object.

Parasite House / El Sindicato Arquitectura

Daniel Tapia — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:00:00 +0000

“Poor is not who owns little, but who needs a lot” Mujica. Design and construction of a 12 sq.m dwelling, located on the rooftop of an existent building at the popular neighborhood San Juan in Quito-Ecuador Casa parásito (Parasitic house) is a minimal design object, focused on solving the basic habitation necessities for a person or young couple: It includes: bathroom, kitchen, bed, storage space and To-be space ( eating, working and socializing), which secure all the facilities of a dwelling in a reduced area.