Natura is a multi-family residence located in Quito, Ecuador, designed in 2019 by Diez + Muller Arquitectos.

Description
The Tumbaco Valley:
Natura is located in the valley of Tumbaco, 24 km from the city of Quito. Since this valley is at a lower altitude than the city, it has a remarkable climate and natural conditions. For this and other reasons, it has become a highly developed residential zone, achieving in recent years a significant population growth.
The vast majority of people who inhabit the valley work in the city, which has meant that this area is being transformed into a small dormitory town. This results in long journeys, vehicular congestion, pollution, and an extended development, lacking services and equipment. The project emerges from the interest of a group of people to attack this problem. Thus, a mixed-use building is proposed (offices and housing), promoting specific concepts: work close to home, work and live in contact with nature, and consolidation of the city.
The place:
The project is developed on a 2500 m2 plot. This property, like the neighboring properties, has an important natural heritage: ceibos, jacaranda, acacias, carobs, and avocados of several decades of existence.
The immediate environment of the land stands out for being a quiet place and in process of consolidation.
Natura seeks to insert itself in this context silently, avoiding the highlight and trying to engage in a subtle way, but at the same being a predecesso...