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Building Name: Plaza Baquerizo Moreno
Building Location: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Architect: Juan Xavier Chávez
Collaborator: Carlos Alberto Fernández Dávila
Status: Completed

AE Interests: Materials such as exposed concrete and structural metal create a contrast of preexisting landscape, while translucent poly-carbonate allows the inhabitants to experience the landscape.  Reflection pool as well as an outdoor theater allow for the space to seamlessly integrate into the landscape whilst preserving a historical obelisk.  Dramatic solar shading covers the outdoor programs (café, reflection pool, amphitheater, playgrounds etc.)  Creates formerly unusable space on the water.

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