La Comuna in Huaquillas
Natura Futura Arquitectura Frontera Sur Arquitectura- Material Wood
- Date 2019
- City Huaquillas
- Country Ecuador
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In Huaquillas, a town in the province of El Oro, on Ecuador's border with Peru, this project of Fundación Comunidad Solidaria y Farmacias Mia transformed an insalubrious space into something decent for a family that makes a living collecting recyclable objects. Enclosed in lattices incorporating the word 'Recicla,' the wooden construction includes a dwelling upstairs that is flexible, with movable panels making it possible to reconfigure it as needed. The composition of six modules – each measuring 12 square meters – presents a ground floor with three rooms that serve as spaces for storing and classifying the objects salvaged by the family. Rainwater sliding down the large sloping roof is collected in gutters.
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