New York City-based architect Carlos Zapata and Quito-based developers Uribe Schwarzkopf have completed a 24-storey glass residential building, which appears to be split in two, in the Ecuadorian capital.
Unique contains 99 apartments and five units for commercial purposes and is located on the northern edge of the city’s La Carolina park.
總部位於紐約的建築師卡洛斯·扎帕塔（Carlos Zapata）和基多的開發商烏里韋·施瓦茨科普夫（Uribe Schwarzkopf）在厄瓜多爾首都完成了一座24層高的玻璃住宅建築，看起來似乎一分為二。
獨特的酒店擁有99套公寓和5套商業用房，位於城市拉卡羅來納州公園的北邊緣。
The building is separated in two at the centre by a three-storey, outdoor communal area – circular columns are used to elevate its upper half.
Covered in wooden flooring, the outdoor area contains a swimming pool with steps down to an outdoor lounge for residents to enjoy city views.
“La Carolina Park was a major reference point for me on this project. I thought about the greenery, openness and access to fresh air that the park brings and wanted to mimic that feeling in this building,” Zapata told Dezeen. “Creating the open-air communal area achieved this – we created a space where people can spend all day, enjoying the surrounding views, yet having covered protection.”
The architect added that the broken form of the building – which rises 102.4 metres making it one of the city’s tallest – helps to relate it to surddouning structures.
“Unique also complements the surrounding architecture, by having the break at the midpoint of the building it aligns with the rooftops of the neighboring buildings providing a contextual relationship,” he explained.
Unique is fronted by curved sections of glass which are broken up by white aluminium panels, forming walls that wrap around the building. Inside, large expanses of glazing offer the residents views across the city.
該建築在中央被三層高的室外公共區域分隔為兩部分，其中圓形柱用於提升其上半部分。
室外區域覆蓋著木地板，設有一個游泳池，可直達室外休息室，居民可欣賞城市景觀。
Zapata告訴Dezeen：“卡羅萊納州公園是我在該項目上的主要參考點。我想到了公園帶來的綠化，開放性和新鮮空氣的獲取，並希望模仿這座建築的那種感覺。” “創建露天公共區域實現了這一目標–我們創建了一個人們可以整日度過的空間，可以欣賞周圍的景色，並獲得保護。”
建築師補充說，這座建築物的殘破形式-高達102.4米，使其成為這座城市最高的建築之一-有助於將其與懸掛式結構聯繫起來。
他解釋說：“獨特之處還在於它在建築物的中點處與周圍建築物的屋頂對齊，從而與周圍的建築相輔相成。”
獨特之處在於玻璃的彎曲部分，這些部分被白色鋁板打碎，形成環繞建築物的牆壁。內部，大面積的玻璃窗為居民提供了整個城市的美景。
“As our first residential building in Ecuador, we were inspired by Quito’s particular geographical setting – the surrounding valleys and the Andes mountains and volcanoes, the busy city streets, and ample green space,” said Zapata.
“It’s always exciting to make your mark on a skyline, and we wanted to represent Quito properly and embrace its bountiful natural surroundings and dynamic community.”
扎帕塔說：“作為我們在厄瓜多爾的第一座住宅建築，我們受到基多特殊地理環境的啟發-周圍的山谷，安第斯山脈和火山，繁忙的城市街道以及充足的綠色空間。”
“在天際線上留下自己的印記總是令人興奮，我們希望適當地代表基多並擁抱其豐富的自然環境和充滿活力的社區。”
The 18,846-square-metre building is complete with a number of amenities for residents. Among these are wellness facilities like a second pool on the building’s rooftop, a fitness room with a spinning studio and a spa that includes a sauna, steam room, and massage room.
There are also outdoor lounges with barbecues, a games area with an arcade, a children’s room and cinema.
這座18846平方米的建築為居民提供了許多便利設施。 其中包括健康設施，例如大樓屋頂上的第二個游泳池，帶旋轉工作室的健身室以及帶桑拿浴室，蒸汽浴室和按摩室的水療中心。
還設有帶燒烤設施的室外休息室，帶拱廊的遊戲區，兒童室和電影院。
Uribe Schwarzkopf oversaw the interior design choosing warm woods and green hues. White marble flooring in the lobby provides a backdrop to a golden reception desk with a wood wall covered in a decorative geometric pattern behind. There is also a large-scale work by a Quito artist installed in the lobby.
Unique was designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible, and the building incorporates electrical energy saving, potable water, the collection and reuse of rainwater, water treatment and irrigation systems.
Uribe Schwarzkopf監督室內設計，選擇溫暖的木材和綠色。 大堂的白色大理石地板為金色的接待台提供了背景，後面的木牆被裝飾的幾何圖案所覆蓋。 大堂還安裝了基多藝術家的大型作品。
獨特的設計旨在盡可能地環保，並且該建築融合了節能，飲用水，雨水的收集和再利用，水處理和灌溉系統。
Zapata lived in Quito from five years old to his teenage years before moving to the US, where he established his firm.
He joins an impressive roster of architects working with Uribe Schwarzkopf, which was founded in 1973 by Tommy Schwarzkopf. Today, he leads the company with his son Joseph Schwarzkopf.
Its other completed projects in Quito include YOO Quito residences by Arquitectónica and YOO studios, which is run by Philippe Starck and John Hitchcox.
扎帕塔（Zapata）從五歲到少年時代都居住在基多（Quito），然後移居美國，在那裡他建立了自己的公司。
他與Uribe Schwarzkopf（由Tommy Schwarzkopf於1973年創立）合作的令人印象深刻的建築師名錄一起加入。 今天，他與兒子約瑟夫·施瓦茨科普夫（Joseph Schwarzkopf）一起領導公司。
它在基多完成的其他項目包括Arquitectónica的YOO基多住宅和由Philippe Starck和John Hitchcox經營的YOO工作室。
Bjarke Ingel’s firm BIG is developing a mixed-used tower called EPIQ for Schwarzkopf, which is covered in pink, herringbone-patterned cladding, and the curved IQON tower, which is set to become the tallest building in the city, while Moshe Safdie has designed the Qorner tower.
French architect Jean Nouvel, meanwhile, has designed a sprawling, stone-clad residential development to echo its mountainous surroundings in Cumbayá, a rural area east of the Ecuadorian capital.
Bjarke Ingel的BIG公司正在為Schwarzkopf開發一座名為EPIQ的混合使用塔樓，上面覆蓋著粉紅色的人字形裝飾層，以及彎曲的IQON塔樓，該塔樓將成為這座城市最高的建築，而Moshe Safdie則設計了 Qorner塔。
與此同時，法國建築師讓·努維爾（Jean Nouvel）設計了一個龐大的砌石住宅開發區，以呼應其在厄瓜多爾首都以東的農村地區Cumbayá的山區環境。
“We were thrilled to bring Carlos Zapata and his renowned studio to Quito,” said Tommy Schwarzkopf, founder of Uribe Schwarzkopf.
“His unique take on building design has added another beautiful landmark to our skyline and has provided our community with a first-class residence in a dynamic neighbourhood with close proximity to La Carolina park and access to a major Metro station.
“This building will have an enormous impact on the neighbourhood and improve the quality of life along the avenue it anchors.”
烏里韋·施瓦茨科普夫（Uribe Schwarzkopf）創始人湯米·施瓦茨科普夫（Tommy Schwarzkopf）說：“我們很高興將卡洛斯·扎帕塔（Carlos Zapata）和他著名的工作室帶到基多。
“他獨特的建築設計理念為我們的天際線增添了另一個美麗的地標，並為我們的社區提供了一個動感社區中的一流住宅，該社區緊鄰拉卡羅來納州公園，並靠近主要的地鐵站。
“這座建築將對附近地區產生巨大影響，並改善沿其錨定道路的生活質量。”
FROM:https://www.dezeen.com/2020/11/24/unique-carlos-zapata-unique-uribe-schwarzkopf/
