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JASPER ARCHITECTS

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12 PARQ


IT IS A DIAGONAL LOT SITUADED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

FOR THE FIRST FLOOR OR LOWEL LEVEL THE CODE ALLOWS TO USE ALL THE SURFACE OF THE LOT, A MAXIMUM FOOTPRINT. HOWEVER, FOR THE NEXT FLOORS THE BUILDING MUST RETIRE 3 METERS FROM ITS NEIGHBORS.

THE CODE ALLOWS A LOWER LEVEL PLUS AN 18 STORIES HEIGHT FOR THE BUILDING

DUE TO THE TERRAIN'S GEOMETRY THE BUILDINGS FACADE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. THE FACADE DIVIDES ITSELF INTO TWO AND TWISTS TOWARDS THE URBAN DIAGONAL.

THE DIAGONAL IS REPRODUCED IN THE FACADE CREATING A BACKSTEP IN THE FACADE SIMULATING A TANGO PASO.

This project is the result of an architectural competition celebrated in 2015 and in which Jasper Architects was awarded first prize. Built between 2016 and 2019, this 18-story residential building is located in a narrow fifteen-meter-wide lot with interesting views towards the Pichincha Volcano and the valleys surrounding Quito. In addition, the lot is rotated in relation to the street, so the building generates a displacement visible in the facade, formally divided into two parts. The project also follows a conceptual scheme that takes into account the local zoning rules as an opportunity to develop an atypical and recognizable urban showpiece. Starting from the first level, the building would have to retreat three meters from each neighbor, resulting in a plan that was nine meters wide, emphasizing verticality and the intended visuals, while functionally resolving both the distribution of the united and the internal circulations.






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