Article source: arquitectura x

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During the emergency process for commissioning new Courthouses, as part of the restructuring of the Judicial System defined by the National Government of Ecuador, the consulting company Hospiplan is invited to participate in the design of new buildings that would ¨guarantee all citizens an opportune, efficient and quality access to justice¨. This emergency commissioning implied the radical reduction of time allocated for the development of the projects, and a necessary reorganization of the processes normally followed.

Image Courtesy © Sebastián Crespo

• Architects: arquitectura x + Colectivo Arquitectura and Espinoza Carvajal for Hospiplan Cia. Ltda. (Arq. Adrian Moreno Núñez, Arq. José Miguel Mantilla Salgado, Arq. Kenny Espinoza Carvajal)
  
• Project: Ambato Courthouse
  
• Location: Ambato, Ecuador
  
• Photography: Sebastián Crespo
• Software used: Autocad and Sketchup
• Main design team: Arq. Milagros Pesantez, Arq. María Samaniego, Arq. Mario Cueva, Arq. Cristina Bueno, Arq. Santiago Espinoza, Arq. Omar Chamorro, Arq. Julio Burbano, Arq. Juan Pablo Freire, Arq. Andrés Calderón, Arq. Andrés Velasteguí, Arq. Nicolás López, Arq. Cristhian Puebla
• Structural engineering: Ing. Cesar Izurieta, Ing. Franklin Quisalema
• Mechanical engineering: Ing. René Acosta
• Electrical and electronic engineering: Ing. Marco Ortiz
• Hydraulic engineering: Ing. Guillermo Cruz, Ing. Gonzalo Suquillo
• Promotion and construction: Consejo Nacional de la Judicatura
• Built area: 3,760.23 m²
  
• Open area: 5,304.21 m²
  
• Project: June, July, August 2012
• Construction: 2014

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