Diez+Muller steps atrium through Natura offices and residences in Ecuador
This office and residential building near Quito, Ecuador was designed by local studio Diez+Muller to enclose a staggered atrium for yoga classes. More
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Felipe Escudero designs himself a Quito residence with space to make rap music
Ecuadorian architect Felipe Escudero has designed a house for himself in Quito that includes a black kitchen and a space to make rap music. More
Daniel Moreno Flores creates hanging-tile screen as entrance to illustrator's home near Quito
Tiles strung on steel cables and an inverted roof are among the quirky design features of this home designed by architect Daniel Moreno Flores on the outskirts of Quito. More
Jean Nouvel designs lush Aquarela community for Ecuador
French architect Jean Nouvel has designed sprawling, stone-clad residences for architectural developer Uribe Schwarzkopf to echo its mountainous surroundings on the outskirts of Quito. More
Rama Estudio embeds Casa Patios into rural Ecuadorian landscape
Two stone-walled volumes with grassy roofs are embedded into a rural site in Ecuador to form this house, designed by Quito's Rama Estudio. More
Five of the best houses in Ecuador on Dezeen
We've rounded up five residences in Ecuador that architects have designed to celebrate the small South American country's local materials and climate. More
El Sindicato builds tiny Casa Parásito on a rooftop in Ecuador
Ecuadorian studio El Sindicato Arquitectura has built a 12-square-metre parasitic structure atop a building in Quito. More
Wooden shutters shade Edificio Criba apartments in Ecuador by Rama Estudio
Rama Estudio has fronted this apartment block in Ambato, Ecuador with wooden louvres to encourage interactions between residents and passersby. More
BIG designs EPIQ tower for Quito covered in earthy coloured tiles
Architecture firm BIG has unveiled its second project for developer Uribe Schwarzkopf in Ecuador's capital city: a mixed-use tower comprising two curved blocks covered in herringbone-patterned cladding. More
Angled roof tops rammed-earth walls of Rama Estudio's Casa Lasso in rural Ecuador
Quito's Rama Estudio has used thick rammed-earth walls and large windows to prop up the slanted roof that covers this residence, built among a eucalyptus plantation in Ecuador. More
Jagged brick roof tops Casa El Cortijo in Ecuador by Felipe Assadi
A series of gabled, brickwork volumes arranged around a grassy courtyard form this house in Guayaquil, Ecuador, designed by Chilean firm Felipe Assadi Arquitectos. More
Emilio López builds house with bow-tie shape in coastal Ecuador
The glazed ends of this house in Ecuador, by local architect Emilio López, are larger than the building's middle portion to make the most of ocean and forest views. More
Al Borde turns old property in Ecuador into House of the Flying Beds
Sleeping spaces are suspended from the ceiling, and accessed by wooden steps and a walkway, at this 18th-century home renovated by Ecuadorian firm Al Borde Arquitectos. More
Gabriel Rivera designs Tacuri House for verdant site in Ecuador
Existing trees were protected during the design and construction of this family home on the outskirts of Quito, created by Ecuadorian studio Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos. More
Wavelike roof imitates Andes mountains at cheese warehouse in Ecuador
An Ecuadorian cheese factory's warehouses and offices are housed under the undulating gabled roofline that tops this building, by local firm Estudio Felipe Escudero. More
BIG releases plans for IQON skyscraper in Ecuador
Architecture firm BIG has released renderings of its first project in South America: a curved tower covered with planted balconies that would become the tallest building in Quito. More
Safdie Architects' Qorner tower for Quito to feature "hillside of terraces"
Volumes stagger in and out to create planted balconies and overhangs at the edges of this residential tower that Moshe Safdie's architecture firm has revealed for Quito, Ecuador. More
Vicente Muñoz's infrared photos highlight the battle between city and nature
Deep red clusters of trees bleed between pale buildings in this vibrant set of infrared images of Guayaquil, Ecuador, shot by photographer Vicente Muñoz to demonstrate urban encroachment on the forest. More
Wavelike roof tops Mikhuna quinoa facility in Ecuador by TEC
Ecuador architecture firm TEC Taller EC has constructed a warehouse with a wavy, white metal upper storey, alongside a plot of grazing horses. More
Casa Roca's curved concrete walls are designed to give an architectural "hug"
Curved board-marked concrete walls wrap around the front of this residence in Quito, Ecuador, which local firm Estudio Felipe Escudero modelled on "the physical form of a hug". More