Taller General is an architecture firm, founded in 2017 by Martín Real and Florencia Sobrero, located in Quito, Ecuador. Their vision is to blend their passion for creativity and architecture with aspects that shape their everyday lives. Merging design, construction, drawing, planning, activism and education into their work environment, where they believe collaboration enriches each project.
Martin Real is from Ecuador and received his architecture degree in 2017 from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador and in 2019 the M.Arch from the Universidad Internacional SEK.
Florencia Sobrero is from Argentina. She obtained her architecture degree from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba in 2014 and a Master’s degree in Gender and Communication from Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar in 2023.
Taller General is part of Archdaily’s selection ¨Best new practices of 2023¨ and our project ¨Pitaya House¨ is part of the 50 best houses of 2022 on the same platform.
¨Pitaya House¨ also obtained recognition at the 23rd Pan-American Architecture Biennial of Quito, which is considered one of the largest architecture events in America, the first New York Biennial and the 18th International Architecture Biennial of Buenos Aires.
Taller General has obtained other recognitions with their projects like "Guadurnal Lunchroom" in the Young Architects in Latin America competition and the 11th Latin American Student Architecture Biennial of Santa Cruz. Also, the “Alternate Scenery 02” in the 12th Ibero-American Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism and “San Tola Cohousing” in the 23rd Pan-American Architecture Biennial of Quito.
