Emilio López Arquitecto

Don Juan House

Don Juan House
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DON JUAN HOUSE

Emilio López Arquitecto

ARCHITECTS
Emilio López Arquitecto

LOCATION
Quito, Ecuador

CATEGORY
Houses

AUTHORS
Emilio López Herrera

AREA
1184.03 ft2

PROJECT AREA
2018

PHOTOGRAPHS
Jag Studio

MANUFACTURERS
Eternit

CONSTRUCTION
Daniel Corti

STRUCTURAL CALCULATION
Patricio Cevallos

Text description provided by architect.

Don Juan House is located near the top of a hill along the coast line.

Don Juan House
© Jag Studio
Don Juan House
© Jag Studio

Oriented from east to west, the house opens at both sides:

in the front facing the ocean and in the back to a native deciduous forest.

Don Juan House
© Jag Studio
Don Juan House
© Jag Studio

The double-opening allows crossed ventilation and imbeds the house and its inhabitants within the surroundings.

The concept of the double-opening shaped the architecture, which is conceived as two funnels that converge at one side.

Don Juan House
© Jag Studio
Don Juan House
© Jag Studio

110m2 contain the very simple plan, with two levels of open areas that connect through double-height ceilings.

The living room, dining room, kitchen and a complete bathroom are distributed on the ground floor.

Two bedrooms facing a double-height ceiling oriented to the ocean occupy the second floor.

Don Juan House
© Jag Studio
Don Juan House
© Jag Studio

In the rear façade another double-height window opens up to the back with the staircase. The entire structure is made with local wood: Amarillo and Asta.

Flat-fiber cement panels cover the shell of the house, while the inner façades are plastered and covered with bamboo, permitting a feel of warm materials within the inside yet not compromising the protection of the exterior of the house.


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