In the mountains of Ecuador's Cymbayá valley stands Jean Nouvel's latest residential project, Aquarela. In collaboration with local architecture developer Uribe Schwarzkopf, a new complex will transform the area into nine residential spaces.
Initial construction began in 2017, and the 136,580-square meter project is warping up phase one of its development. The 650 unit project aims to "echo" the surrounding environment with its lush greenery overflowing the stone covered balconies. The project team worked with Uribe Schwarzkopf to maintain their sustainability focus by following an "eco-efficiency matrix dictating the conscious use of materials to generate the least possible impact on the environment."
The design team explains the new residential complex will "create harmony between the building and the physical features of the landscape rather than disrupt the valley's contours." This new "monolith" of a structure will have a courtyard and 1,000 square meters of vertical gardens to have the site feel like a mountain pass.
The complex does not skimp on amenities as residents will be able to enjoy the onsite music room, ice rink, bowling alley, and mini-golf course in addition to outdoor tennis/squash courts, a mini-soccer field, and other spaces for physical activity.
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nice
I can finally live out my dream of LARPing Tomb Raider circa 1996.
Looking forward to Nouvel's exceptional detailing of this project .... not
Yeah, but at least it’s covered with vines. He’s taking advice from FLW I guess.
Let's put wood louvers and stone on everything and lets make it look like the jungle because the project is in Ecuador. I hope the execution is nothing like this.
I played video games in the 90 with better rendered levels than this.
Indiana Jones and the residential complex of doom...
You’re on a roll man. lol.
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