Ecuadorian small house in the woods with mossroof This little house in the forest was built like 100 years ago. One of the problems of architecture in the modern style is that in some countries it has supplanted the traditional construction experience, which was adapted to the local climate and materials. Most of the individual styles of modern architecture depend on industrial materials, which have nothing to do with natural, for centuries used in a particular region. And although the work on the adaptation of industrial materials to the climatic features in different countries is gradually being carried out, far from all materials are suitable for global construction. Therefore, Ecuadorian architects Luis Velasco Roldan and Ángel Hevia Antuña built a small house in the forest according to old traditions and construction techniques from natural materials. Solar heating is used for space heating. 
Spacious entrance to the forest house The main objective of the research project. The architects wanted to find out the energy efficiency of such a building in the local sunny climate. 
Bright zoning room Luis and Ángelworried that the past decades have lost the knowledge accumulated by ancestors, and also forgotten technology. This situation is dangerous replacement of residential structures, adapted to the climate, houses made of concrete, steel sheets or cement fiber. These modern housing models not only fill new urban areas, but also crowd out long-built buildings. The situation is also complicated by the dependence on the supply of materials from remote industrial areas and high energy consumption to maintain the microclimate inside. Many buildings in Latin America are located in temperate climates and their periods become cool due to unreadable design solutions. This state of affairs is corrected by returning to the sources and using energy efficient technologies. 
Forest House Project Plan Architects Project,this is a contrast to new trends. For the house in the forest used only local natural materials. The building is rather small, only 48.7 m2, right in the center of the room grows a tree that the owners did not chop down. Sliding glass doors can be closed or fully open and feel like in a spacious gazebo. 
Everywhere a lot of windows, they all open. The house consistsfrom the living room, bedroom, kitchen, dining room and study. It is very light, the interior uses natural materials, creating a feeling of comfort and warmth. The front trim is made of Ecuadorian laurel, the finishing frame of eucalyptus wood. The air impregnated with a eucalyptus smell is pleasant and useful. 
Tree in the dining room and the room itself The bedroom is designed in two tiers, during the day you can both read and sunbathe on the second level. All windows, if desired, open. 
Rest on two levels. One of the most interesting.construction techniques are no longer in sight. Pumice was chosen for insulation. Air pockets filled with this material smoothly level the temperature drops and the climate inside the house from 20 to 21 S, and it is year-round, even if it is only 12 S on the street. Except, as in wall panels, pumice stone was used above the drainage layer on the roof. 
The roof is filled with pumice. The uniqueness of the house and its design features. This building can be disassembled and moved anywhere, even in the neighboring region. 
The primeval forest around the house
A cozy little house in the forest was built conservatively
