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Centro Logístico Stihl
Centro Logístico Stihl
Quito, Ecuador
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Other Projects by Diego Guayasamin
Centro Logístico Stihl
Quito, Ecuador
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2026
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
BUDGET
$10M - 50M
Located in Tababela, within the Tumbaco Zonal Administration of the Metropolitan District of Quito, the Stihl Logistics Center emerges as an architectural proposal that redefines the traditional paradigms of Industrial and Logistics Infrastructure in Ecuador. With a total built area of 20,431 m², and conceived to accommodate Storage, Distribution, and Corporate Management activities, the Project seeks to transcend its purely functional purpose and become a contemporary architectural landmark that expresses innovation, efficiency, and a forward-looking vision.
The proposal is based on a clear premise: transforming a Logistics Building into a piece of architecture with high urban and symbolic value. Historically, industrial infrastructures have been conceived as functional containers in which operational efficiency prevails over spatial or aesthetic aspirations. The Stihl Logistics Center challenges this traditional approach through an architecture that understands logistics as an opportunity to establish identity, generate a strong corporate presence, and contribute quality to the built environment.
Formally, the project is conceived as a sculptural composition of pure volumes articulated to create a dynamic and memorable image. A series of white prisms, defined by precise and timeless geometries, unfold across the site, configuring a volumetric composition that conveys movement, solidity, and technological precision.
The inclined glazed façades play a fundamental role in the architectural proposal. Beyond their technical function, they constitute an expressive element that introduces lightness and dynamism to the composition, further reinforced by a projected and cantilevered volume at one of its ends. Their inclination generates changing reflections throughout the day, allowing the building to engage continuously with natural light and the surrounding landscape. This strategy gives the complex a technological and contemporary character, reinforcing the innovative identity that defines the Project.
From a conceptual perspective, the architecture seeks to interpret values associated with the STIHL brand: strength, precision, innovation, and leadership. The inclined planes, continuous white surfaces, and transparency of the corporate spaces become physical representations of these concepts, projecting an image of confidence and modernity. Architecture ceases to be merely a container and becomes a tangible extension of the Corporate Identity.
The functional organization responds to an efficient operational logic integrating a Showroom, Storage Areas—with 48-meter structural spans completely free of intermediate supports—, Logistics Platform, Loading and Unloading Docks, Administrative Offices, Training Facilities, Cafeterias, and Corporate Areas. Each component has been carefully articulated to optimize operational flows, reduce travel times, and ensure a clear spatial experience for both employees and visitors.
One of the project's most relevant aspects is the way it incorporates high-quality human-oriented spaces within a building typology traditionally dominated by strictly operational criteria. Green Areas, Reflecting Pools, Sports Facilities, and Social Spaces complement the Architectural Program, promoting well-being, interaction, and user comfort. This comprehensive approach recognizes that productivity and efficiency are closely connected to the quality of the spaces in which people carry out their daily activities.
Sustainability constitutes another fundamental pillar of the proposal. The project has been conceived according to principles of energy efficiency, resource optimization, and environmental impact reduction. The incorporation of extensive glazed surfaces maximizes the use of natural daylight, reducing dependence on artificial lighting systems throughout a significant portion of the working day. Likewise, the volumetric configuration and envelope design contribute to improving the building's thermal performance and optimizing indoor comfort conditions.
Beyond its architectural attributes, the Stihl Logistics Center represents a milestone for Ecuador's productive infrastructure, becoming the country's first fully automated and self-sustaining Logistics Center. This condition positions the project as a regional benchmark in technological innovation applied to logistics and distribution, incorporating automated processes that increase operational efficiency while significantly reducing resource consumption.
The Stihl Logistics Center demonstrates that industrial architecture can transcend the limits of functionality to become a symbol of progress and transformation. Its sculptural presence, the clarity of its formal language, the integration of human-centered spaces, and its commitment to sustainability consolidate a work that not only responds to the operational requirements of a leading company, but also contributes to redefining the contemporary image of logistics architecture in Ecuador.
The proposal is based on a clear premise: transforming a Logistics Building into a piece of architecture with high urban and symbolic value. Historically, industrial infrastructures have been conceived as functional containers in which operational efficiency prevails over spatial or aesthetic aspirations. The Stihl Logistics Center challenges this traditional approach through an architecture that understands logistics as an opportunity to establish identity, generate a strong corporate presence, and contribute quality to the built environment.
Formally, the project is conceived as a sculptural composition of pure volumes articulated to create a dynamic and memorable image. A series of white prisms, defined by precise and timeless geometries, unfold across the site, configuring a volumetric composition that conveys movement, solidity, and technological precision.
The inclined glazed façades play a fundamental role in the architectural proposal. Beyond their technical function, they constitute an expressive element that introduces lightness and dynamism to the composition, further reinforced by a projected and cantilevered volume at one of its ends. Their inclination generates changing reflections throughout the day, allowing the building to engage continuously with natural light and the surrounding landscape. This strategy gives the complex a technological and contemporary character, reinforcing the innovative identity that defines the Project.
From a conceptual perspective, the architecture seeks to interpret values associated with the STIHL brand: strength, precision, innovation, and leadership. The inclined planes, continuous white surfaces, and transparency of the corporate spaces become physical representations of these concepts, projecting an image of confidence and modernity. Architecture ceases to be merely a container and becomes a tangible extension of the Corporate Identity.
The functional organization responds to an efficient operational logic integrating a Showroom, Storage Areas—with 48-meter structural spans completely free of intermediate supports—, Logistics Platform, Loading and Unloading Docks, Administrative Offices, Training Facilities, Cafeterias, and Corporate Areas. Each component has been carefully articulated to optimize operational flows, reduce travel times, and ensure a clear spatial experience for both employees and visitors.
One of the project's most relevant aspects is the way it incorporates high-quality human-oriented spaces within a building typology traditionally dominated by strictly operational criteria. Green Areas, Reflecting Pools, Sports Facilities, and Social Spaces complement the Architectural Program, promoting well-being, interaction, and user comfort. This comprehensive approach recognizes that productivity and efficiency are closely connected to the quality of the spaces in which people carry out their daily activities.
Sustainability constitutes another fundamental pillar of the proposal. The project has been conceived according to principles of energy efficiency, resource optimization, and environmental impact reduction. The incorporation of extensive glazed surfaces maximizes the use of natural daylight, reducing dependence on artificial lighting systems throughout a significant portion of the working day. Likewise, the volumetric configuration and envelope design contribute to improving the building's thermal performance and optimizing indoor comfort conditions.
Beyond its architectural attributes, the Stihl Logistics Center represents a milestone for Ecuador's productive infrastructure, becoming the country's first fully automated and self-sustaining Logistics Center. This condition positions the project as a regional benchmark in technological innovation applied to logistics and distribution, incorporating automated processes that increase operational efficiency while significantly reducing resource consumption.
The Stihl Logistics Center demonstrates that industrial architecture can transcend the limits of functionality to become a symbol of progress and transformation. Its sculptural presence, the clarity of its formal language, the integration of human-centered spaces, and its commitment to sustainability consolidate a work that not only responds to the operational requirements of a leading company, but also contributes to redefining the contemporary image of logistics architecture in Ecuador.
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