Casa 2V is a sensational modern property that was completed in 2010 by Ecuadorian architecture studio Diez + Muller Arquitectos, located in Tumbaco, Ecuador. The house is located in a rectangular area with a slight slope in an east–west direction. The land does not have much to offer but the house faces mountain views on the south side and the valley on the west side of Tumbaco. The house has been organized on three main ideas:

Program Independence: The house is broken into three main volumes containing three aspects of the program (social, private, and views) respectively. These three are connected by two articulations or glazed bridges that are joined by more than three components, generating slides along the house.

Central Courtyard: The three volumes of the house are composed of a central courtyard surrounded by an internal gallery that serves the various program components.

Orientation and Views: The circulation inside the courtyard allows all environments to project their views to either the mountains or the valley of Tumbaco, these being the most permeable walls of the house.

The house is located on one floor, just having a studio and an elevated deck and gazebo in the social area. This generates a double-height space and white glass volume, which rests on the ground floor of the house and is armed in stone.

Photos: Sebastián Crespo