Article source: Arquitectura X

A couple from the Caribbean seek retreat amid the northern Andes in a small town, two hours north of Quito, an orchard site in a valley 2470 meters above sea level, between the Imbabura and Cotacachi mountains, to the east and west respectively. The couple needs a design proposal in 4 days before going home, or they will sell the site: we have to design a house without knowing the site and after meeting the couple for two hours.

Image Courtesy © Sebastián Crespo 

• Architects: Arquitectura X
• Project: Cotacachi House
• Location: Cotacachi, Imbabura, Ecuador
• Photography: Sebastián Crespo
• Construction photographs: Adrian Moreno
• Project dates: 2009 – 2010
• Construction dates: 2010 – 2012
• Built area: 378 m2
• Site area: 6640 m2
• Structural engineer: Pedro Caicedo
• Electrical engineer: Pedro Freile
• Services engineer: Raúl Cueva