Danish architecture studio BIG has completed the EPIQ tower in Ecuador, which consists of L-shaped stacked blocks that curve as they meet at the structure's centre.
EPIQ, which was created by BIG in partnership with Quito-based developers Uribe Schwarzkopf, is located next to La Carolina Park, an urban green space in the centre of the city.
The 24-storey tower sits on a corner intersection across from a metro entrance.
BIG has designed a stacked skyscraper in Quito
The base of the 101-metre-tall skyscraper has been divided into two sections that face the street.
Each section has curved edges that wrap inwards where the two volumes meet, creating an opening that serves as the entrance to the building.
A vertical element sits on top of each of the horizontal base volumes, with the wider base topped by a more narrow vertical volume and vice versa. This creates a stacked design formed of interlocking L-shaped volumes. It has curved sides that form a gap in the middle of the building
The upper levels have a similar format, with two inverse L-shaped sections that narrow as they rise on one side, and widen as they rise on the other. The overall structure is formed of four separate L-shaped blocks that have been stacked and interlocked in various configurations.
"The unique structure consists of two sets of stacking blocks, which BIG describes as 'buildings within a building', that create panoramic vignettes and outdoor terraces as they intersect," said Uribe Schwarzkopf...