Article source: Bernardo Bustamante Arquitectos

Located in Lumbisi, a peripheral town of Quito city, the program is made of two main parts: A house and an architecture studio. The lot had a precarious construction that was totally reused in the new building. The debris where used for land fillings, foundations and re-confined for the fabrication of concrete panels for the new façade. The result is an innovate architecture that didn’t produced construction waste to the environment.

The Project is located in Lumbisí, one of the most ancient indigenous communities in the country. It was colonized by the displacement of the population of Quito, moving towards the peripheral valleys of the city, in search of the countryside and a warmer climate. The lot, was formed by the parceling of a weekend country house developed in the 1980s.

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• Architects: Bernardo Bustamante Arquitectos
• Project: CASA SU
• Location: Lumbisi, Ecuador
• Photography: Bikubic
• Colaboration: Doménika Baquero. Arq.
• Construction: Bernardo Bustamante Arq.
• Structural Desing: Iván Delgado. Ing.
• Area of The Lot: 560 m2
• Area of Construction: 300m2
• Year of Construction: 2017

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