The developed skyscrapers of Quito have surpassed a new milestone with the construction of IQON. The project marks the completion of the first of two buildings by Bjarke Ingels’ Danish architecture firm “BIG” that soar over La Carolina Central Park in the capital city of Ecuador. The 33-story, brutalist architecture centerpiece rises to 131m in height to become Quito’s tallest skyscraper ever constructed and BIG’S debut in South America.
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The founder of BIG, Bjarke Ingels, stated, “We’ve tried to capture all the iconic aspects of Quito. Like the pleasure of living in one of the most plentiful and diverse regions worldwide, in a city where the seasons are excellent for both human and plant life ? and bring that experience into the midline.” IQON as Quito’s milestone:
Quito has historically been a city of many low-rise structures. However, once the airport moved out of the city center more than ten years ago, the city’s scenery was utterly redesigned. Uribe Schwarzkopf commissioned BIG in 2017 to design a 390,000 sq ft mainly residential skyscraper with 220 houses, commercial complexes, workspaces, and a variety of facilities so that the cityscape could rise higher. The neighboring EPIQ Residences, developed by BIG and Uribe Schwarzkopf, is expected to complete IQON’S skyscraper in 2023.
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IQON intends to be a vertically rising community and a continuation of the nearby La Carolina Park, which...