传统上，基多是一个低层建筑密集的城市，在十多年前市中心的机场搬迁后，基多的天际线被重新规划。随着天际线能够向上发展，Uribe Schwarzkopf在2017年聘请BIG设计一个39万平方英尺的混合用途住宅楼，包括215个住宅、商业单位、办公空间和各种设施。除了IQON，BIG和Uribe Schwarzkopf的EPIQ Residences位于附近，预计将于2023年完成建设。
Traditionally a city of dense low-rise buildings, the skyline of Quito was re-imagined following the relocation of the city-center airport over a decade ago. With the skyline able to grow upwards, Uribe Schwarzkopf hired BIG in 2017 to design a 390,000 sq ft mixed-use residential building, including 215 residences, commercial units, office spaces, and a variety of amenities. In addition to IQON, BIG and Uribe Schwarzkopf's EPIQ Residences, located nearby, is slated to finish construction in 2023.
IQON被设计成一个垂直社区，也是邻近的La Carolina公园的延伸，它一直延伸到建筑的外墙上。该建筑有一个显著的弧形转角，被环绕建筑周边的梯田所包裹，可以看到公园、城市和皮钦查火山的景色。
IQON is designed as a vertical community, and an extension of the neighboring La Carolina Park, which continues up onto the building facade. The building features a notable curved corner, wrapped by terraces that continue around the building's perimeter with views of the park, city and over the Pichincha volcano.
IQON的建筑身份是由其 "剥离 "的外墙定义的；原始的、暴露的混凝土同时作为建筑的结构。独立的 "像素 "堆积在32层楼高，并旋转以提供最佳的视野，同时为公寓创造露台。为了庆祝本地树木和植物，该建筑尽可能地整合了绿色植物，以利用厄瓜多尔的温带气候和生态环境--厄瓜多尔是世界上每平方米植物种类最多的国家。
IQON’s architectural identity is defined by its ‘stripped back’ façade; the raw, exposed concrete simultaneously functions as the building’s structure. Individual ‘pixels’ are stacked 32 floors high and rotated to provide the best possible views while simultaneously creating terraces for the apartments. Celebrating native trees and plants, the building integrates greenery wherever possible to take advantage of with Ecuador’s temperate climate and ecology – the country with the most plant species per square meter in the world.
底层广场包括宽敞的公共空间、零售单位和公共艺术。这个中央广场作为一个新的东西向通道，将公园和附近的其他地方连接起来。进入大厅后，材料调色板从原始、简约的外观过渡到更精致的美学；大理石石材铺面与定制的木制接待台相得益彰，混凝土接触点与外墙相呼应。天花板、邮箱和电梯厅都使用了深翠绿色的色调--这是一个位于发黑的钢铁门户之外的区域。
The ground floor plaza includes generous public spaces, retail units, and public art. This central plaza functions as a new east-west pathway, connecting the park to the rest of the neighborhood. Upon entering the lobby, the material palette transitions from the raw, pared-back exterior to a more refined aesthetic; marble stone pavers complement the custom millwork reception desk, and concrete touchpoints nod to the façade. Deep emerald-green tones are utilized on the ceiling tiles, mailboxes, and through to the elevator lobby – an area located beyond a blackened- steel portal.
基多的生物多样性从下面的公共空间被带入每个家庭的私人领域，通过与建筑结构相结合的雕塑式花盆。这些花盆在公寓内成为一个独特的混凝土雕塑--为上面的公寓露台的树根区创造空间--同时将建筑的立面转化为对基多青翠的生物多样性的庆祝。
Quito’s biophilia is carried from the public spaces below into the private domain of each home via the sculptural planters that are integrated into the architecture of the building. The planters become a unique concrete sculpture inside the apartments – creating space for the root zone of the tree for the apartment terrace above – while transforming the façade of the building into a celebration of Quito’s verdant biodiversity.
该建筑还充当了城市树木农场的角色：一旦种植在露台上的植被超过了它的花盆，它可以被重新种植在城市的各个公园里。通过这种方式，该建筑成为绿色循环的一部分--从公园到建筑，再回到公园。
The building also acts as an urban tree farm: once the vegetation planted on the terraces outgrows its planter, it can be replanted in parks all over the city. In this way, the building becomes part of a green cycle – from park to building, and back to park.
大楼顶部的综合游泳池和露台为住户提供了一个可以俯瞰城市的放松场所。其他的建筑设施包括一个健身房和壁球场；一个水疗中心；一个保龄球馆；娱乐室；和一个商务中心。IQON是基多市第一座拥有初步EDGE认证的混合用途建筑，由GBCI（绿色商业认证公司）和IFC（国际金融公司）授予。
An integrated lap pool and terraces at the top of the building offer residents a place to relax while overlooking the city. Additional building amenities include a gym and squash court; a spa; a bowling alley; entertainment rooms; and a business center. IQON is the first mixed-use building in Quito to have a preliminary EDGE certification, granted by GBCI (Green Business Certification Inc.); and IFC (International Finance Corporation).
Architects: Bjarke Ingels Group
Area : 55000 m²
Year : 2022
Photographs :BICUBIC, Pablo Casals Aguirre
Civil Consultants : Geo Estudios
Mechanical Consultants : Trialmech
Electrical Consultants : Consel
Partners In Charge : Bjarke Ingels, Thomas Christoffersen
Project Architects : Lucia Sanchez Ramirez, Stephanie Choi
Team : Amir Mikhaeil, Andrea Di Pompeo, Angel Barreno Gutiérrez, Benjamin Caldwell, Benjamin Novacinski, Chi Yin Kwok, Chengjie Li, Claire Djang, Clara Sanfeliu, Deborah Campbell, Douglass Alligood, Francesca Portesine, Jason Wu, Jan Leenknegt, Josiah Poland, Juan David Ramirez, Ma Ning, Magdalena Narkiewicz, Margaret Tyrpa, Maria Sole Bravo, Peter Sepassi, Rune Wriedt, Sebastian Grogaard, Sijia Zhou, Stephanie Choi, Stephanie Mauer, Terrence Chew, Tracy Sodder, Ying Yi Cai, Ziad Shehab
Project Designer : Lorenz Krisai
Client : Uribe Schwarzkopf
Local Structural Engineers : Rene Lagos Engineers and Fernando Romo
Consultant : Estrusa
Wind Consultants : CCP Wind Tunnel
Plumbing Consultants : Incoayam
City : Quito
Country : Ecuador
