Viewpoint housing. Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC
23/12/2022.
[San Juan de Cumbuyá] Ecuador
metalocus, DILYANA DRAGOEVA
metalocus, DILYANA DRAGOEVA
The project of the architectural studio TEC Taller EC consists of two semi-detached houses located in San Juan Alto de Cumbuyá, Ecuador, an area characterized by steep slopes due to its location in the Andes mountain range.
This physical situation of the terrain is the catalyst for the concept of the houses. The volume of the project is conceived as a viewpoint towards El Valle, directly relating the interior space to the landscape.
This physical situation of the terrain is the catalyst for the concept of the houses. The volume of the project is conceived as a viewpoint towards El Valle, directly relating the interior space to the landscape.
Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC. Photograph by JAG Studio.
Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC. Photograph by JAG Studio.
Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC. Photograph by JAG Studio.
Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC. Photograph by JAG Studio.
Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC. Photograph by JAG Studio.
Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC. Photograph by JAG Studio.
Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC. Photograph by Haley Lee
Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC. Photograph by Haley Lee
Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC. Photograph by Haley Lee
Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC. Photograph by Haley Lee
Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC. Photograph by Haley Lee
Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC. Photograph by Haley Lee
Concept diagrams. Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC.
Ground floor plan. Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC.
First floor plan. Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC.
Section. Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC.
Section. Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC.
The homes designed by TEC Taller EC are divided into two floors, where the ground floor, which serves as the base, contains all the public and social spaces of the house, which are connected to the exterior at the back.
A void inside the dwellings composed of the stairs and a tree, which connects the floors vertically, is what organizes the rest of the rigid spaces around it. This additional façade creates a play of light and shadow inside the house.
Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC. Photograph by JAG Studio.
A void inside the dwellings composed of the stairs and a tree, which connects the floors vertically, is what organizes the rest of the rigid spaces around it. This additional façade creates a play of light and shadow inside the house.
Casa Visores by TEC Taller EC. Photograph by JAG Studio.
Description of project by TEC Taller EC
The Visores houses are conceptualized from the physical determinants of the land, located in San Juan Alto de Cumbayá, an area characterized by being on a steep slope due to its location in the Andes Mountains.
Two houses are proposed that are directly related to the view of the valley, all the volumes of the upper floor are projected as viewers, achieving a direct relationship between the interior space and the landscape. The ground floor volume works as a base, contains the social spaces of the house and has continuity with the green area.
A void is inserted in the middle of each house that spatially connects the house, this void is made up of the stairs and a tree capable of organizing and configuring the rigid and flexible spaces in its perimeter, as well as connecting and articulating the house in section. The voids inserted in the house and the work on the fifth façade as a main layer of the project turn the house into a play of light and shadow inside.as a main layer of the project turn the house into a play of light and shadow inside.
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Architects
TEC Taller EC. Directors.- Pablo Castro Guijarro, Roberto Morales Guijarro.
Project team
Paolo Caicedo, Daniela Veintimilla, Cynthia Quintero, Maria Emilia Arellano, Juan Francisco Urí.
Builder
TEC Taller EC.- Cynthia Quintero, Daniela Veintimilla.
Area
660 sqm.
Dates
2022.
Location
San Juan de Cumbuyá, Ecuador.
Photography
JAG Studio. Hailey Lee.
Pablo Castro Guijarro, Roberto Morales Guijarro Taller EC
TEC – Taller EC is an architectural studio based in Quito (Ecuador) and currently also working from Madrid (Spain), led by Pablo Castro Guijarro and Roberto Morales Guijarro since 2013. It’s formed by a group of professionals from different nationalities whose work aims to externalize their thinking and global vision in every architectural, urban, research or academic project.
