Casa BS is a family home combining modern style with traditional located in Machachi, Ecuador, designed by Diez + Muller Arquitectos in 2018.

Description
Location:
Casa BS is found in the most important agricultural area of the Pichincha province, 40kms south of Quito on a 100-hectare private farmstead in the Machachi canton of Mejia. Sitting at 3,400 meters above sea level and surrounded by a mountain chain including the Rumiñahui, Corazón, and the twin Iliniza volcanos. Given its altitude, its cold climate ranges between 18 and 5 degrees centigrade.
Topography and Site Plan:
The farmstead extends between 3600mamsl and 2900mamsl, a very typical topography of the Ecuadorian sierra.
Casa BS could have been placed anywhere within the property, however, the challenge was to find a site where the house would be most sheltered from heavy winds and cold fronts that run down the neighboring mountains, as well as position the one-story home for ideal views of the Corazón and Iliniza snow-capped volcanoes. Once securing these considerations, the house was founded on a 2500 squared meter lot in a small esplanade.
On approach, Casa BS is gently revealed through a path of trees which secure its privacy from its surroundings.
Materiality:
Being a farmhouse, the aim was to only use locally-sourced natural materials that would not contest the environment. The purpose was to use visible resources and exposed construction materials. 80% of the house?s masonry has n...