The urban and architectural proposal aims at improving the functionality and safety of the venture, reduce vehicular and pedestrian congestion, upgrade spatial and environmental attributes, achieve a contemporary image based on respect and attentive reading of the existing building, and look for flexible solutions that enable transformations and enlargements.

The formal proposal is based on the existing architecture, open and capable of being completed. The choice of a contemporary and dynamic language accomplishes an identifiable and powerful image with few means. These characterizing elements consist in metal structures and sheet metal roofing that cover the original building and protect the second floor platform area, contributing to its formal redefinition and to the future maintenance of the building; light metal enclosures protect the facades of the building with sunshade elements that differentiate the diurnal and nocturnal transparencies.

Taking advantage of the structural independence of the central units, the interior spatiality is fully exploited. A triple-height band with zenith lighting from an uninterrupted skylight contains the stairways. This large space is the centre of the horizontal and vertical mobility, allowing views of all sectors of the complex throughout the whole circuit.

In front of the terminal there is a large pedestrian space, a square conceived as a neutral, multidirectional space, scaled according to the important mass of pedestrians entering the building.

The result is a non-interference pedestrian and vehicular flow. The mini-bus terminal connects directly with the complex through covered galleries. The design of a green zone with native species and a fountain serves as a muffler between the avenue and the internal circulation.

A narrow spectrum of materials is proposed, which tends towards an image of lightness and dynamism based on plastered and painted masonry walls, sunshades, brise-soleil and aluminium sheet view breakers, curtain walls, metal roofing and structure.

In 2002, the Land Terminal Foundation called to a competition by invitation to Latin American architecture bureaux in order to carry out the remodelling and development of a new multifunctional building. The complex should act as a modal exchanger functioning as an urban landmark that renovates the entrance gateway to Guayaquil.

The urban and architectural proposal aims at improving the functionality and safety of the venture, reduce vehicular and pedestrian congestion, upgrade spatial and environmental attributes, achieve a contemporary image based on respect and attentive reading of the existing building, and look for flexible solutions that enable transformations and enlargements.

The formal proposal is based on the existing architecture, open and capable of being completed. The choice of a contemporary and dynamic language accomplishes an identifiable and powerful image with few means. These characterizing elements consist in metal structures and sheet metal roofing that cover the original building and protect the second floor platform area, contributing to its formal redefinition and to the future maintenance of the building; light metal enclosures protect the facades of the building with sunshade elements that differentiate the diurnal and nocturnal transparencies.

Taking advantage of the structural independence of the central units, the interior spatiality is fully exploited. A triple-height band with zenith lighting from an uninterrupted skylight contains the stairways. This large space is the centre of the horizontal and vertical mobility, allowing views of all sectors of the complex throughout the whole circuit.

In front of the terminal there is a large pedestrian space, a square conceived as a neutral, multidirectional space, scaled according to the important mass of pedestrians entering the building.

The result is a non-interference pedestrian and vehicular flow. The mini-bus terminal connects directly with the complex through covered galleries. The design of a green zone with native species and a fountain serves as a muffler between the avenue and the internal circulation.

A narrow spectrum of materials is proposed, which tends towards an image of lightness and dynamism based on plastered and painted masonry walls, sunshades, brise-soleil and aluminium sheet view breakers, curtain walls, metal roofing and structure.