Article source: José María Sáez + Daniel Moreno Flores

The project received the National Award for Architectural Design in the XVIII Pan-American Architecture Biennale of Quito in 2012 .Eight identical steel members, 18 meters long, placed along the x y z axis, confine the space for the house and at the same time open it as they project in different directions. They are abstract beams that are oriented looking for their relationship with the surroundings.

Image Courtesy © Raed Gindeya Muñoz

• Architects: José María Sáez + Daniel Moreno Flores
• Project: Algarrobos House
• Location: Ecuador, Puembo, Calle del Bagazo, Lote G3
• Photography: José María Sáez, Daniel Moreno Flores, Sebastian Crespo y Raed Gindeya Muñoz
• Quito, 2010-2011
• Project: 2009
• Collaborators: Margarida Marques, Estefanía Jácome, Santiago Vaca, Claudia Ponce, Estefanía Luna, Adrián Beltrán, Joe Jivaja, Dennise Paredes, Valentina Benalcazar, Amaya Navarrete
• Client: Paulina Romo and Boris Aguirre
• Engineering: Ing Cesar Izurieta
• Builder: Luis Guamán
• Material Aspect: steel, concrete, wood, glass
• Status: Complete 2010 – 2011
• Total Budget: 290.000  644/m²
• Surface: Interior 350 m² , Exterior 200 m²
• Software used: AutoCAD

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