#lechero tree

[keepingitneutral]

Casa Jardín, Conocoto, Quito, Ecuador,

Al Borde Architects,

Photographs: JAG Studio

[lahuecatrips]

El Lechero was a century tree where Kichwas from Otavalo thought that is a place where kids that died without a name stay there. Read about this beautiful place in lahuecatrips.com/es or watch my videos on YouTube La huecatrips. El árbol del lechero un lugar sagrado para los kichwas de Otavalo donde según sus creencias van los niños que murieron sin nombre lee sobre cómo llegar en lahuecatrips.com/es o mira mis videos en lahuecatrips.com #lechero #otavalo #ibarra #ecuador #mirador #travelphotography #traveladdict #travelblogger #travelling #trip #nature #photoofday #travel #tree #backpacker #lahuecatrips (en El Lechero, Otavalo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSHaZ4SsBq0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[hometoursandotherstuff]

At the Garden House in Ecuador, the architects sought to obscure the boundary between nature and building. Living spaces are scattered across the site and the occupant has to travel outside to access the washroom areas. The shower is located in a greenhouse and is nestled among its plant life.

According to the design team, ‘there are places where people do not know whether they are garden or house, or a house built by the garden.’ Basically, the front patio is the living room. (Yes, that’s the toilet in the background.)

The integration of nature within the garden house is further echoed through its structure. The design team employed columns that are Lechero trees, rooted into the ground and connected overhead to a lightweight enclosure with ties made from vegetable fibers.

I like this kitchen and wish they would’ve photographed it from the front.

The bedroom is lovely. 

The is the greenhouse where they located the shower. 

And up the hill is the toilet.

The home is very cozy at night.

Even the toilet looks cozy. 

The greenhouse lit up in case you fancy a shower in the evening. Interesting concept and it’s great if you live in a warm climate.

https://www.designboom.com/architecture/al-borde-garden-house-ecuador-trees-rammed-earth-09-15-2021/

[rolandopujol]

Last night was the Supermoon, but just off I-80 in the old dairy town of Dixon, California, the Supermoon can be seen 365 days a year. And there's a super cow jumping right over it. This glorious sign is a relic of a wonderful roadside attraction known as the Milk Farm, which for much of the 20th century delighted residents of Northern California, perhaps on a trip to Yosemite or Lake Tahoe, and weary travelers looking for comfort food and all-you-can-drink milk for a dime. Those who really loved milk could even participate in milk-drinking contests. This place closed in 1986, when I was 13, so it means I could have visited. I wish I had. When I was a kid, I loved milk They used to call me, among my parents’ Cuban friends anyway, "el lechero." The milk man. The other kids would be having soda to rot their teeth; I was having milk, rich in Vitamin D, to support them. I even had milk with pizza as a kid. Please don't judge. I was an innocent. Anyway, the Milk Farm building is long gone -- but so beloved that a woman once placed her car between the building and the bulldozers, and won the site a brief reprieve. There was talk of redeveloping the site, celebrating its heritage, like the nearby Nut Tree, another mom-and-pop attraction that is now a mall, but honors its past. But 34 years after closing, the Milk Farm remains empty and roped off, but the sign survives, as does another one (slide to see it) that once stood over the restaurant, and is preserved across the road, on a farm with some, well, cows. I know this place means a lot to a lot of people. It does to me. We can only hope that whatever happens here, the sign is preserved and restored. We need more simple pleasures like the Milk Farm in our lives. #retrologist (at Dixon, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-vc71-l0xG/?igshid=13d1x1f62i8wb

[alluneedissunshine]

Ancient Tree Facing Volcanoes (Explore) by Rohan Zanzibar Via Flickr: Lachero is famous in Ecuador, located almost 10,000 ft above the sea overlooking the amazing town of Otavalo ... but unfortunately it has fallen on harsh times and is no longer the Majesty of the Highlands in Ecuador as a wind storm has struck once too often and rumour has it that this ancient tree has been reduced to a fraction of the original size shown here .... This photo was taken after the apex of its prime but even here you can see the gnarly branches reaching out to the sun. This tree is revered by the locals for centuries and as the oldest tree on the mountain it has seen generations of people come and go ... many bringing their worship and celebrations that have been enacted here over the years ... I feel grateful to have captured this image before the winds broke it apart. Long live Lechero ... the Milkman ... This tree is ancient, no-one knows how old but the legend is that he was the lover of the maiden of the lake below and he guards her every day. Tourists now talk of the walk and the hike and the view ... but think of how many hundreds of years people ... our people ... climbed to this summit and dreamed ...

[jupiter-bringer-of-jollity]

High on the Hill Facing Volcanoes by Rohan Zanzibar Via Flickr: Lachero is famous in Ecuador, located almost 10,000 ft above the sea overlooking the amazing town of Otavalo ... but unfortunately it has fallen on harsh times and is no longer the Majesty of the Highlands in Ecuador as lightning has struck once too often and has been reduced to a fraction of its orignal size ... seen here :) This photo was taken probably at the apex of its prime ... the oldest tree on the mountain and seeing so much more than 1 human's life, so many celebrations have been enacted here over the years ... Beautiful scene but I never knew that soon the image would would change so much ... Long live Lechero ... the Milkman ... This tree is ancient, no-one knows how old but the legend is that he was the lover of the maiden of the lake below and he guards her every day. Tourists now talk of the walk and the hike and the view ... but think of how many hundreds of years people ... our people ... climbed to this summit and dreamed ...

[architectnews]

Al Borde integrates nature into Casa Jardin in northern Ecuador

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.

The Casa Jardin, or Garden House, is located in Conocoto, a rural area south of Ecuador's capital Quito. It was designed for a client, José, who studied ecology and desired a home that felt seamless between inside and out.

The house is rural Ecuador comprises separate structures amongst the garden

While conceiving the design, Quito-based Al Borde studied the Cochasquí archaeological site in northern Ecuador, where the architects found replicas of houses built by a pre-Inca civilization.

"The house was structured from a circular, rammed-earth wall built around a Lechero tree of approximately four metres high, planted in the centre during construction time," the team said.

Rammed earth walls blend inside and outside areas

Taking inspiration from the ancient ruins, the studio came up with an unconventional home made of natural materials and afforded a strong connection to the landscape.

The home consists of three separate structures: the main dwelling, a bathing area and a water closet. One must pass through the outdoor garden to access each building.

The main dwelling holds space for a drum set

"José and his house question the comfort standards," the team said. "There are places where people do not know whether they are in a garden or house, or a house built by the garden."

Rectangular in plan, the main dwelling has a single, large room that holds a kitchen, dining area and sleeping quarters. There also is a space for the client's books and drum set.

Sleeping quarters are also located in the main building

Rammed-earth blocks were use to form three of the walls. The fourth is made of glass and wood.

"The same soil removed in the excavation was used for load-bearing adobe walls," the architects said. "They rest on a stone foundation that also works as a skirting board."

Wooden staves line the roof

The roof consists of wooden staves, waterproof fabric, and tiles made of earth and brick. Weeds are intended to sprout up between the bricks.

A front patio is shaded by a large overhang made of a polycarbonate panels and chaguarqueros branches. The canopy is supported by felled Euphorbia laurifolia trees – also known as Lechero trees – that will take root and regenerate.

"Over the years, new branches and leaves will grow, allowing the tree to follow its life cycle," the team said.

A simple shower is housed in a greenhouse made of polycarbonate panels and Lechero trunks. Nearby is the outhouse – a glazed enclosure that is sheltered by a canopy held up by tree trunks.

A glazed outhouse is held up by tree trunks

"Pooping for José is a ritual," the architects said. "Between him and nature, there is only glass."

"We imagine that guests will have many anecdotes to tell after visiting him," they added.

The project overlooks surrounding hills

The property also features a permaculture system that was developed and built by the client.

Sewage is treated via a system with red worms, and gray water is treated with dwarf papyrus, a type of pond plant. The filtered water is used to irrigate fruit trees.

The minimal shower is in a greenhouse

Moreover, organic waste is turned into compost, which serves as fertiliser for the property's vegetables and medicinal plants.

"Native-wild plants have been kept to attract insects and birds from the area, controlling the proliferation of possible plagues," the client said. "It works as a biological control in situ."

Native wild plants and vegetables grow in clusters around the garden

Al Borde is led by principals David Barragán, Esteban Benavides, Marialuisa Borja and Pascual Gangotena.

The Ecuadorian studio is also behind the House of the Flying Beds – a renovated 18th-century home that has sleeping spaces suspended from the ceiling.

The photography is by Juan Alberto Andrade.

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[backpackways]

The sacred Gum tree of Lechero. The indigenous people of Otavalo believe that the tree is said to renew the energy of those who touch it. #nature #instatravel #travelgram #explore #traveling #beautiful #travelling #landscape #photooftheday #amazing #traveler #travelphotography #backpacking #picoftheday #view #instagood #wanderlust #park #trees #branches #travel #naturelovers #arbol #southamerica #allyouneedisecuador #ecuadorian #ecuadorpotenciaturistica #instapic #naturaleza #ecuadoramalavida (at El Lechero)