Exploring conventional standards of comfort!

Al Borde Architects realise an ecologically sensitive home for a homeowner, who loves to be one with nature! The homeowner, José, is a naturalist and to be able to blur the boundaries between him and his surroundings, his dwelling in rural Ecuador spreads its elements on site, turning the garden into its circulation. José and his house question standards of comfort. For getting from bed to bathroom, José must walk outside. Showering takes place in the middle of the plants in his greenhouse. The circulation is such that the garden and living quarters overlap and blend, without conventional demarcation. Historic […]