Don?t throw anything away. That was the first request the client made for her new house in Guayllabamba, Ecuador. Patchwork and quilting are not only her work, but also her philosophy of life, so she tries to recycle everything she can. The second request was to find solutions for the house on one single level. This would allow comfortable access for her and her mother, who would also be her neighbor in an already existing house just a few steps away from hers. 

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Architects: ESEcolectivo Arquitectos

Location: Guayllabamba, Quito, Ecuador

Architect In Charge: José de la Torre, Belén Argudo, Pablo Silva y Santiago Granda

Area: 230.0 sqm
Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Lorena Darquea

Contractor: ESEcolectivo Arquitectos, José de la Torre

Design And Construction Support: Autonomous school of social technology, AL BORDE

Client: Angie Padilla

© Lorena Darquea

From the architect. Don?t throw anything away. That was the first request the client made for her new house in Guayllabamba, Ecuador. Patchwork and quilting are not only her work, but also her philosophy of life, so she tries to recycle everything she can. The second request was to find solutions for the house on one single level. This would allow comfortable access for her and her mothe...