The Hills | MVRDV

Located on the Guayas riverfront in Guayaquil, Ecuador, The Hills comprises six residential towers atop a mixed-use plinth that creates a lively, landscaped “valley” on its roof. The design is inspired by the many juxtapositions found in Guayaquil itself – from the broad expanse of the river contrasted with nearby mountains, to the sight of modern high-rises on the shoreline set against the colourful hillside settlements of the Santa Ana hill.

Facts
Year: 2022
Client: Uribe Schwarzkopf
Project Name: The Hills Location: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Size and Programme: 180,000 m2 – Mixed-use residential, retail, leisure

Credits
Architect: MVRDV
Founding Partner in charge: Jacob van Rijs
Partner: Frans de Witte
Design Team: Fedor Bron, Fouad Addou, Anouk Wilmering, Teodora Cirjan, Laurens Veth, Aneta Rymsza, Samantha Gazzolo, Diego Lopez, Alberto Canton, Sandra Baggerman, Pavel Basmanov, Natasha Trice
Environmental Advisor: Peter Mensinga
Visualisations: Antonio Luca Coco, Pavlos Ventouris, Luca Piattelli, Angelo La Delfa, Jaroslaw Jeda, Marco Fabri, Stefania Trozzi, Ciprian Buzdugan, Luis Perona
Video Editing: Kirill Emelianov
Images: © MVRDV
Copyright: MVRDV Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries

Partners:
Co-Architect & Interior Architect: Uribe Schwarzkopf Structural Engineering & MEP: Grupo Vera
3D Animation: Vero Digital