Jean Nouvel completes first phase of plant-covered Aquarela complex in Ecuador

New renders show Aquarela, a high-rise apartment complex designed by French practice Ateliers Jean Nouvel for Cumbayá, Ecuador, which will be covered in planted balconies.
Phase one, comprising of three terraced towers called Terra, Aqua and Cielo, completed in December 2020 along with the communal facilities. The next six towers will complete in three phases between 2021 and 2023.
Three out of nine towers have completed
The high-rise apartment towers, arranged around a greenery-filled cou