Tetra Pak cladding shelters the prefabricated plywood structure of the Huaira cabin, which architects Diana Salvador and Javier Mera have built for themselves beside a river in Puerto Quito, Ecuador.

Hidden amongst dense vegetation on an orange, banana and cocoa farm, the rural cabin was designed by Salvador and Mera as a quiet retreat that would allow them to reconnect with nature.
Its structure and form are deliberately simple, recyclable and adaptable, ensuring it has a low environmental impact and retains focus on its natural setting.
Above: Huaira sits within a farm in Ecuador. Top image: it is elevated above the ground on gabions
"The mission, a specific need, a refuge outside the city, with contact with the essence of nature," Salvador told Dezeen. "The purpose was to generate a peaceful place that offers continuous experimentation and stimulates a connection with the natural environment. It sounds a little bit romantic, but it is really sad it has been forgotten, just a few people know how beneficial nature can be."
The cabin has a prefabricated plywood structure and a Tetra Pak cladding
Huaira measures 40 square metres and has a distinctive pitched form containing two floors of living space. This includes a bathroom, a sitting room and a kitchen, and a small bedroom accessed by an alternating tread stair.
The bathroom is positioned at the front of the dwelling and features a shower encased by a glass box that projects from the cabin's facade, i...