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LH Residence
LH Residence
Metropolitan District of Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
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LH Residence
Metropolitan District of Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2024
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
BUDGET
$100K - 500K
Nestled in the urban heart of Cumbayá, this single-family residence responds to an increasingly common challenge in densified residential contexts: how to create a refuge connected to nature when the immediate surroundings are saturated with buildings. Situated between party walls and surrounded by neighboring houses on all fronts, the home proposes a strategy of controlled introversion that doesn't sacrifice natural light or the experience of landscape.
The project is structured around a spatial sequence that seeks to gradually disconnect the inhabitants from the urban environment. The approach begins in a side passage that deliberately pulls away from the street, creating a green threshold where vegetation anticipates the interior experience. This entrance, almost hidden among the foliage, functions as a first filter that establishes the contemplative tone of the dwelling.
Upon crossing the threshold, the space contracts briefly at the entrance only to expand dramatically toward the interior. The ground floor is organized as a fluid continuum where living room, dining room, and kitchen open completely toward the side and rear courtyards through large glass panels. This perimetral opening transforms the social area into a space enveloped by nature, where the boundaries between interior and exterior dissolve. A pergola acts as a transitional element, extending inhabitation toward the courtyard and generating intermediate spaces of thermal comfort.
Natural light becomes the protagonist of the project. On the upper floor, where private spaces are concentrated, an internal courtyard introduces zenithal light to the family room and surrounding office. This void not only resolves natural lighting but offers a fragment of sky and a space for contemplation amid domestic intimacy, establishing a vertical connection with nature that compensates for the absence of green views from the second level.
One of the project's most distinctive elements is the main façade terrace on the upper floor, equipped with a system of movable lattices that function as a "living shutter." This device allows privacy levels to be modulated according to momentary needs, transforming the facade into a dynamic skin that breathes with the rhythms of its inhabitants. The lattices dialogue with the master bedroom and family room, extending these spaces toward the exterior while maintaining visual control from and toward the street.
The two children's bedrooms face the rear courtyard, ensuring cross ventilation, privacy, and constant natural light. This organization responds to neuroarchitecture principles, where each space is conceived not only from its function but from its capacity to generate sensory and psychological wellbeing.
Materiality reinforces the connection with nature and the pursuit of warmth. Wood predominates both on the facade and in the interior design, providing tactility and evoking the presence of the forest. Metal and travertine complement the material palette, while wall colors are carefully selected to generate warm atmospheres that envelop the user. Each material has been chosen not only for its visual quality but also for its warmth to touch, transforming the architectural experience into a multisensory event.
In a context where urban densification constantly threatens domestic quality of life, this house demonstrates that it's possible to build an intimate and luminous refuge without renouncing the connection with nature. The courtyards become the true articulators of the project, organizing domestic life around green spaces that function as visual and climatic lungs. The result is an architecture that, without evading its urban condition, manages to create an atmosphere of serenity and contemplation—a private oasis amid the city.
The project is structured around a spatial sequence that seeks to gradually disconnect the inhabitants from the urban environment. The approach begins in a side passage that deliberately pulls away from the street, creating a green threshold where vegetation anticipates the interior experience. This entrance, almost hidden among the foliage, functions as a first filter that establishes the contemplative tone of the dwelling.
Upon crossing the threshold, the space contracts briefly at the entrance only to expand dramatically toward the interior. The ground floor is organized as a fluid continuum where living room, dining room, and kitchen open completely toward the side and rear courtyards through large glass panels. This perimetral opening transforms the social area into a space enveloped by nature, where the boundaries between interior and exterior dissolve. A pergola acts as a transitional element, extending inhabitation toward the courtyard and generating intermediate spaces of thermal comfort.
Natural light becomes the protagonist of the project. On the upper floor, where private spaces are concentrated, an internal courtyard introduces zenithal light to the family room and surrounding office. This void not only resolves natural lighting but offers a fragment of sky and a space for contemplation amid domestic intimacy, establishing a vertical connection with nature that compensates for the absence of green views from the second level.
One of the project's most distinctive elements is the main façade terrace on the upper floor, equipped with a system of movable lattices that function as a "living shutter." This device allows privacy levels to be modulated according to momentary needs, transforming the facade into a dynamic skin that breathes with the rhythms of its inhabitants. The lattices dialogue with the master bedroom and family room, extending these spaces toward the exterior while maintaining visual control from and toward the street.
The two children's bedrooms face the rear courtyard, ensuring cross ventilation, privacy, and constant natural light. This organization responds to neuroarchitecture principles, where each space is conceived not only from its function but from its capacity to generate sensory and psychological wellbeing.
Materiality reinforces the connection with nature and the pursuit of warmth. Wood predominates both on the facade and in the interior design, providing tactility and evoking the presence of the forest. Metal and travertine complement the material palette, while wall colors are carefully selected to generate warm atmospheres that envelop the user. Each material has been chosen not only for its visual quality but also for its warmth to touch, transforming the architectural experience into a multisensory event.
In a context where urban densification constantly threatens domestic quality of life, this house demonstrates that it's possible to build an intimate and luminous refuge without renouncing the connection with nature. The courtyards become the true articulators of the project, organizing domestic life around green spaces that function as visual and climatic lungs. The result is an architecture that, without evading its urban condition, manages to create an atmosphere of serenity and contemplation—a private oasis amid the city.
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