当一家国际环境咨询公司（其总部位于基多市的Cumbayá山谷）需要为其员工提供一个休息空间时，花园中的休息室就诞生了。客户的主要要求是保护办公室后院的现有植被，该项目就位于那里。

The Breakroom in the Garden was born when an international environmental consulting company, whose headquarters in the Cumbayá valley in the city of Quito, needed a break space for its workers. The client’s main requirement was the conservation of the existing vegetation in the backyard of the offices, where the project was to be located.

最初的方案要求提供存储空间、午餐准备台和烧烤区，以及一个灵活的空间，可以偶尔用于其他用途，如培训研讨会、公司活动和团队建设会议。为了满足客户的所有需求，同时不移除现有的树木，在URLO，我们建议建造一个悬臂式斜屋顶。沿着与物业周边墙体相切的主要结构轴线，我们将所有必要的存储和工作空间安置在一起。通过这样做，中央空间和周边被完全释放出来，有利于空间的流动性和使用的灵活性。

The original program called for storage spaces, a lunch preparation counter, and a barbecue area, as well as a flexible space that could occasionally serve for other uses such as training workshops, corporate events and team building sessions.To meet all of the client’s needs without removing the existing trees, at URLO we proposed the construction of a cantilevered sloping roof. Along the main structural axis tangent to the perimeter wall of the property, we located all the necessary storage and work spaces. By doing so, the central space and the perimeter were completely freed, favoring fluidity in space and flexibility of use.

为了将树木纳入该项目，我们提议沿屋顶周边开四个半圆形的开口，树枝可以穿过这些开口，模糊了结构和自然之间的界限。在屋顶的中央部分，我们引入了两个不同大小的圆形天窗，让光线通过模拟树叶阴影的金属过滤器。

In order to incorporate the trees into the project, we proposed four semicircle openings along the perimeter of the roof, through which the branches of the trees could pass, blurring the boundary between the structure and nature. In the central part of the roof, we introduced two circular skylights of different sizes that allow light to pass through a metal filter that simulates the shadows of tree leaves.

屋顶完全由金属板组成，下面覆盖着木板，靠在由四根金属柱子组成的结构上，并在混凝土基座上凸起。单行支柱通过缝合支柱上部的张力来支撑整个屋顶，以便在地面上产生更大的通透性。每根柱子上都有横梁，除了其结构功能外，还起到调节空间的作用。它们被夹在每两根结构梁之间的假梁所补充，这些假梁容纳了电气装置并支持灯具。

The roof, composed solely of a metal sheet and covered with wooden panels on the underside, rests on a structure of four metal pillars raised on concrete footings. The single line of pillars supports the entire roof through tensors that sew the upper part of the pillars in order to generate greater permeability on the ground. Beams emerge from each pillar which, apart from their structural function, serve to modulate the space. They are complemented by a false beam sandwiched between every two structural beams, which house the electrical installations and support the lamps.

为了创造一个简单、实用、与环境协调的空间，我们决定只用三种材料：砖、木和白色。砖允许我们通过使用一块砖来构建垂直和水平参数。它的红色也与大地的棕色创造了一个良好的组合。木头给家具饰面带来温暖的感觉。我们使用了单一格式的刨花板，榆木表面处理，用于吊顶，用于容纳整个固定程序连接到墙上的家具，以及用于桌子和凳子。我们为结构性金属使用了白色涂料，并使用了白色台面，以突出之前的材料，并产生一个空间模式，帮助用户对空间有一个更简单的感知。

In order to create a simple, functional, and coherent space with the environment, we decided to work with only three materials: brick, wood and white. The brick allows us the construction of vertical and horizontal parameters through the use of a single piece. Its reddish color also creates a good combination with the brown of the earth. Wood brings warmth to furniture finishes. We used a single format of chipboard with an elm finish for the drop ceiling, for the furniture that houses the entire fixed program attached to the wall, and for the tables and stools. We used white paint for the structural metal, and a white counter top to highlight the previous materials and generate a spatial pattern that helps the user to have a simpler perception of the space.

Architects: URLO Studio
Area: 90 m²
Year: 2018
Photographys：Diego Puente
Collaborator:Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
City:Cumbaya
Country:Ecuador