Architectural studio Al Borde used blackened wood and a cement-coated canopy to form an observation deck and classroom in a protected natural area in southwestern Ecuador. More about Learning Viewpoint by Al Borde overlooks an Ecuadorian forest preserve
Rammed earth walls and a glass outhouse feature in this rural Ecuadorian house by architectural studio Al Borde that is meant to challenge standards of comfort. More about Al Borde integrates nature into Casa Jardin in northern Ecuador
Sleeping spaces are suspended from the ceiling, and accessed by wooden steps and a walkway, at this 18th-century home renovated by Ecuadorian firm Al Borde Arquitectos. More about Al Borde turns old property in Ecuador into House of the Flying Beds