OLVIA位于基多Bellavista社区的一个特别相关的地块上，因为它位于主要通道上，有一个突出的坡度，有助于提高建筑在周围环境中的位置。地形的复杂性和其明显的地形使建筑和公共空间之间的边界成为设计该项目的决定性因素之一。为了提供一个正确的解决方案，并避免创建围墙，所建议的体量在沿着物业的周边下降时向公共空间开放。

OLVIA is located on a plot of special relevance for the neighborhood of Bellavista in Quito since it’s on the main access street and has a prominent slope that helps to enhance the position of the building in its surroundings. The morphological complexity of the terrain and its pronounced topography made the boundary between the building and the public space one of the determining elements in designing the project. To provide a correct solution and avoid the creation of walls as enclosures, the volume that was proposed opens up to the public space as it descends along the perimeter of the property.

在这个策略中，行人通道位于地段的最高点，而通往停车场的通道则位于最低点。在这些点之间，有两个零售空间和一个小广场，促进邻居之间的零星接触。为了保证整个项目有足够的交叉通风和自然采光条件，引入了一个中央庭院。庭院将不同类型的公寓所处的两个主要酒吧衔接起来。它还为居民在从主大厅到自己家的循环过程中产生了更愉快的视觉体验。每个公寓的潮湿区域（浴室、洗衣房）都向建筑的内部立面开放，这就形成了交叉通风回路，有利于这些通常位于残余区域的空间的自然采光，大大改善了它们的可居住性。随着建筑高度的增加，它以位于物业主要角落的中心轴为轴心，产生了一系列叠加的体量，形成了露台。这些突出的体量容纳了每个公寓的公共区域，其特点是大窗户，使居民能够享受城市的全景。

In this strategy, the pedestrian access was located at the highest point of the lot, and the access to the parking lots was located at the lowest point. Between these points, there are two retail spaces and a small plaza that promotes sporadic encounters between neighbors. To guarantee adequate conditions for cross ventilation and natural lighting throughout the project, a central courtyard was introduced. The courtyard articulates the two main bars in which the different types of apartments are found. It also generates a more pleasant visual experience for residents as they circulate from the main lobby to their own homes. The humid areas of each apartment (bathrooms, laundry rooms) open up to the interior façade of the building which creates cross-ventilation circuits and facilitates the natural lighting of these spaces that are usually located in residual areas, significantly improving their habitability. As the building grows in height, it pivots on a central axis located in the main corner of the property, generating a series of superimposed volumes that create terraces. These protruding volumes house the common areas of each apartment and are characterized by the large windows that allow residents to enjoy panoramic views of the city.

地段的三角形几何形状意味着该项目外立面的比例大幅增加。由于这个原因，也由于它在附近的突出位置，外墙的构思不能仅仅是一个构图的练习，而是还要考虑到附近的建筑遗产。为了使该项目成为城市建筑进步的典范，该立面还展示了技术和建筑的创新。在研究了各种解决方案后，开发了一个由使用天然氧化物的淡化混凝土颜料制成的外墙系统。这个系统使得设计高度为3.15米的面板成为可能，其不同的宽度和几何形状使其能够对高度形态复杂的围护结构作出充分的建设性反应。

The triangular geometry of the lot meant a significant increase in the proportion of the project’s façade. For this reason, and because of its prominent position in the neighborhood, the conception of the façade could not merely be a compositional exercise, but rather one that also took into consideration the architectural heritage of the neighborhood. The façade also displays technological and constructive innovation in order for the project to be an example of architectural advancement in the city. After researching various solutions, a facade system made of lightened concrete pigmented using natural oxides was developed. This system made it possible to design panels of up to 3.15 meters in height with different widths and geometries that allowed for an adequate constructive response to a highly morphologically complex envelope.

Architects: URLO Studio
Area : 4285 m²
Year : 2022
Photographs :JAG Studio
Manufacturers : Kubiec, PrintBuilding
Collaborator : Iker Gómez
Electrical Engineering : AELEC
Mechanical Engineering : Hydrogroup
Structural Engineering : Juan Carlos Garcés
Landscape : Clemencia Echevarria
Construction : InmoQL
City : Quito
Country : Ecuador