Ecuadorian architect Felipe Escudero has designed a house for himself in Quito that includes a black kitchen and a space to make rap music.
The property is just a short walk from the office of his architecture practice Estudio Felipe Escudero in the capital city's trendy neighbourhood La Floresta ? which could be likened to Brooklyn's Williamsburg.

Escudero, who has a dog called Huma, renovated a three-storey residence inside a brick housing development with the valley of Guapulo on one side. The property is named Vista Al Este, which translates as East View.
The main intervention was to remove a portion of the first-floor slab to create a double-height space topped with a rooflight. The architect also demolished partitions on the ground floor to create an open-plan kitchen, living and dining room with a large window at the far end that frames the lush view.
Furnishings are sparse and come in different palettes to mark the various areas in the open space.
Black kitchen cupboards and a counter run along one side, ending in a corner of black-painted brick that is occupied by a bar cart. Furnishings in the dining area on the opposing side, meanwhile, are all wood ? including the dining table, a long pendant light hanging above and artwork on the wall behind.

The living area is placed in front of the window and is decorated in a grey-scale palette, picking up on the white-painted walls and speckled stone flooring of this level. Among the muted decor are a sofa, a black and ...