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The pandemic dealt a blow to Latin America s middle class status, leaving millions who d spent lifetimes climbing up the social ladder looking for a way back up.
Casa Ocal is a eucalyptus-wood house in the Ecuadorian mountains
The Ecuadorian architecture practice used eucalyptus wood and recycled metal for the gabled structure.
Casa Ocal is in the Ecuadorian Andes
Casa Ocal is raised on pilotis to allow rainwater to flow unobstructed down the hill beneath the house. The stilts also allowed for the creation of a level ground floor without any laborious and costly excavation.
Its gable end faces down the slope and is formed of a large covered porch that frames views of the mountains.
The house is raised on small stilts
Because of the difficulties presented by the location, the architects decided to whittle their design down to the simplest of forms and build it in a modular fashion.