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Project • By URLO Studio • Offices
Breakroom in the Orchard
The Breakroom in the Garden was born when an international environmental consulting company, located in the Cumbayá valley in the city of Quito, needed a new breakroom for its workers. The client’s main requirement was the conservation of the existing vegetation in the backyard of the offices, where the project was to be located.
Diego Puente
The original program called for storage spaces, a lunch preparation counter, and a barbecue area, as well as a flexible space that could occasionally serve for other uses such as training workshops, corporate events and team building sessions.
Diego Puente
To meet all of the client's needs without removing the existing trees, at URLO we proposed the construction of a cantilever... More
Project • By URLO Studio • Apartments
Quart
When URLO arrived at the apartment on Quart Street for the first time, they found themselves in an inhospitable, dark, and poorly compartmentalized space. The existing windows were tiny in proportion to the façade and the interior spaces. The complex geometry of its enclosure, organized in diagonal planes, and of its irregular structure, presented a major challenge in creating a comfortable and habitable space.
In order to bring in light and a coherent structure to the apartment, URLO began by proposing a large diaphanous and well-lit space in the central area of the apartment which would house the living room, dining room, and kitchen.
The exposed concrete structure helped them to separate the kitchen and dining area from th... More