Article source: Charles Todd Helton Architect, Inc.
A large building I helped renovate, down in Ecuador. The village it is located in is called El Naranjito, which is about 3 hours away from the city of Quito, and is located in the rainforest. It has 15 suites, a nice kitchen, large living areas, and many nice spaces to relax and watch the adjacent river.
“Cepario” is a space dedicated to the meticulous growth of bacteria in Ecuador. The futuristic design features a curved cantilevered hub that overlooks an open laboratory space. From the top, viewers and employees can oversee the processes and research happening underneath at the large area at a human scale. However, when looking into the microscopes, they can see the intricate, miniature life of the bacteria being studied at a microscopic level. The change in scales from the human to the bacterial is further emphasized in the extensive spaces contrasting the nature of the work.
Tradition, modernity. The industrial building synthesizes the essence of the company that resides in its interior. The design is characterized by differently sized gable roofs, covered by an undulating skin of black aluminum. The building’s aesthetic is complemented by a geometry bounded by sharp cuts at its borders.
In the building’s largest warehouse, we find controlled temperature storage for cheese. The inner skin is covered by polyurethane panels that thermally insulate the inner space from the outside.
a young couple and the birth of their first born child trust us to propose their home. economy and practicality are the basic concepts. south america, paraguay. here the architecture is subjected to the shade conditions ( 35°c. in the summer), to the use of the prevailing wind (north-east), and the protection of the raw winters with nearly polar winds (south). these elements give us the keys to rethink a better space for the integral development of the human beings.
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