Bjarke Ingels Group has completed a 32-storey tower that is the tallest building in the Ecuadorian capital and the practice’s first project in South America.

The 130m tall IQON building is opposite La Carolina Park, which is at the heart of Quito’s central business district. It has 215 apartments, commercial units, office space and a lap pool and terraces at the top of the building.

IQON’s curved façade features stripped back raw concrete “pixels” which are apartment terraces rotated to provide the best possible views of the park, the city and the Pichincha volcano. Each has an sculptural planter integrated into the fabric of the building, creating root space for trees on the terrace of the apartment above.

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