Casa Los Chillos Ecuador Residence
Casa Los Chillos, Cuenca Canton Residence, Ecuador Property Photos, Architecture
Casa Los Chillos, Ecuador
Ecuadorian Residential Development design by Diez + Muller Arquitectos
post updated 14 Nov 2020 with new photos ; 23 May 2014
Los Chillos House
Location: Valle de los Chillos, Cuenca Canton, Ecuador
Design: Diez + Muller Arquitectos
The design of this house in Valle de los Chillos arises from previous research and understanding of the regional architecture of the Ecuadorian highlands, and how it engages with a modern system through understanding the place, tectonics and space of each, creating a tension between the two systems.
First are the traditional architectural and spatial elements, such as the courtyard, the wall, porch and slope. At the same time, the open plan and the continuous space are modernist concepts contrasted with the elements previously mentioned.
The material palette includes local stone, wood and tile as local or endemic materials, and exposed concrete, steel and glass as modern materials. This mix not only expresses a formal idea, but also a structural and constructive idea that reinforces the argument.
In an area of approximately 2 hectares with a steep slope, the house is implanted in the highest part of the site, with a privileged view. In plan, the house is designed linearly, taking advantage of the views from every room.
The design in section becomes important, access is from the upper level of the site to the social area, kitchen and ter...
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