Article source: Al Borde

Here in Cabuyal people live without electricity, without sewage or running water. People do not use money; they have no jobs or professions. People do not measure time with clocks; do not use meters or rulers. Here there is no private property, nor institutions. Over here life is simple: if they are tired, they sleep, if they are bored, they play. They have ignored boundaries, morals and shoes. They do not need gods, laws, or degrees. They satisfy their needs almost obviously: the sea and the land are the supermarket and forest trees are the material to build their houses.

Image Courtesy Sebastián Melo

• Architects: Al Borde
• Project: Esperanza Dos
• Location: Manabí, Ecuador
• Project Architects: AL BORDE, David Barragán, Pascual Gangotena & Esteban Benavides
• Colaborator: Grace Pozo
• Site: Manabí – Ecuador
• Constructor: AL BORDE + Volunteers + Community
• Design: 2011
• Construction: 2011
• Area: 140m2 aprox.
• Budget: US$ 700, all the community material and all the work of the volunteers and community
• Photographs: Francisco Suarez, Esteban Cadena, Sebastián Melo, Andrea Vargas, Grace Pozo and AL BORDE

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