The project has 145 square meters on two floors and a terrace. The building location is an important factor because it is on the lower side of Turi, a natural viewpoint of the city of Cuenca-Ecuador where there were some retaining stone walls from a destroyed and abandoned construction. These walls were originally raised to stop the gradient of over 30% of the natural slope, which is why they are included as part of the formal and structural design.

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Architects: Inai Arquitectura

Location: Cuenca, Ecuador

Architect In Charge: Paúl Vazquez Espinoza

Area: 145.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Juan Alberto Andrade
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The project has 145 square meters on two floors and a terrace. The building location is an important factor because it is on the lower side of Turi, a natural viewpoint of the city of Cuenca-Ecuador where there were some retaining stone walls from a destroyed and abandoned construction. These walls were originally raised to stop the gradient of over 30% of the natural slope, which is why they are included as part of the formal and structural design.

© Juan Alberto Andrade

The purpose was for building a small detached house, with basic functional spaces for everyday life, with a local and contemporary langu...