Loja
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Project • By OTAE ECUADOR • Chapels
Los Pinos Chapel
The Los Pinos Chapel is established as an exercise in topographical subtlety within a residential area located just five minutes from Loja’s urban center. The project is inserted into a well-established plaza, guided by a premise of respect for the horizon: by being situated at a lower elevation than the sidewalk, the architecture eschews competitive verticality to prioritize the "fifth facade.
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Consequently, the roof becomes the protagonist and the user’s primary point of visual contact, transforming into a continuous surface that folds to shape the walls and create the precise angles that resolve the building's openings. These apertures are carefully designed to bathe the interior in a na... More
Project • By OTAE ECUADOR • Pavilions
CC Pavilion
The project is located in the city of Loja, Ecuador, at the edge of the urban area, on a site of approximately 6 hectares owned by the Loja Chamber of Commerce. The setting is characterized by an open rural landscape, where the presence of a natural lagoon defines the immediate surroundings and structures the relationship between architecture and territory.
Prior to the intervention, the site contained only sports fields, with no supporting infrastructure for users. The program responds directly to this condition and incorporates restroom facilities, a covered multipurpose space, a bar, and an industrial kitchen, complementing existing sports activities and supporting the future development of an outdoor events area.
Nicolás Prov... More
Project • By OTAE ECUADOR • Offices
MS Mixed-Use Building
Located in the Perpetuo Socorro neighborhood of Loja, Ecuador (2,060 m.a.s.l.), the project is embedded within a consolidated urban fabric of heterogeneous character. The proposal seeks to act as a cohesive element within a visually fragmented environment, establishing a contemporary dialogue with the city.
Nicolás Provoste
Nicolás Provoste
Nicolás Provoste
Nicolás Provoste
Under the premise of maximum adaptability, the building articulates a mixed-use program that integrates health, wellness, and housing. The massing is organized into three functional strata: a public ground floor (cafe and gym), an intermediate level dedicated to medical offices, and a private crowning level housing two res... More
Project • By Mateo Figueroa Torres Arquitectura • Private Houses
Casa Aguirre / Vivivenda Patrimonial
The project represents the effort to recover and preserve the cultural heritage of the city of Loja, an architectural jewel that takes us back to the late nineteenth century. The house, catalogued with a traditional Republican style by the INPC of Ecuador (National Institute of Cultural Heritage), not only stands out for its antiquity, but also for the deep symbolic value it holds as an essential part of the local identity, integration to the environment and use of materials such as wood, adobe and tapia.
Freddy Bonilla Fotoarquitectura
Freddy Bonilla Fotoarquitectura
The restoration sought to address the urgent need to replace the deteriorated section of the roof and part of the missing tiles on the verge of collapse, giving way... More