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El Picadero
El Picadero
Latacunga, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
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El Picadero
Latacunga, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Project Featured on Feb 22, 2026
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2021
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
El Picadero: a place where equestrian tradition, rural memory, and architecture come together.
Thanks to its proximity to the Cotopaxi volcano and the Ilinizas, this area is defined by a cold climate, sandy soil, and Andean vegetation. Eucalyptus trees—non-native to the region—have spread widely across the landscape. As their leaves fall, they blanket the ground in shades of red, brown, and ochre, inspiring the project’s color palette.
Here, life revolves around stables, riding arenas, and horse-related practices that are deeply embedded in the environment. This equestrian tradition carries strong symbolic meaning, speaking to discipline, rhythm, and a connection to the land.
The aim of the project was to create a space that brings together the main house and the existing stables. The architectural program includes a show jumping arena, a service area, and a flexible space designed to evolve over time. Currently used for recreational activities, this space has the potential to be transformed into guest suites in the future, thanks to its modular design.
Following a thorough analysis of the site—its context, orientation, natural surroundings, access routes, relationship with existing structures, topography, soil conditions, views, and vegetation—a series of design decisions led to an architectural approach that optimizes existing resources. The project draws on local rural knowledge in its construction and materiality, preserves native vegetation, makes the most of solar exposure, and frames views toward the volcanoes.
Thanks to its proximity to the Cotopaxi volcano and the Ilinizas, this area is defined by a cold climate, sandy soil, and Andean vegetation. Eucalyptus trees—non-native to the region—have spread widely across the landscape. As their leaves fall, they blanket the ground in shades of red, brown, and ochre, inspiring the project’s color palette.
Here, life revolves around stables, riding arenas, and horse-related practices that are deeply embedded in the environment. This equestrian tradition carries strong symbolic meaning, speaking to discipline, rhythm, and a connection to the land.
The aim of the project was to create a space that brings together the main house and the existing stables. The architectural program includes a show jumping arena, a service area, and a flexible space designed to evolve over time. Currently used for recreational activities, this space has the potential to be transformed into guest suites in the future, thanks to its modular design.
Following a thorough analysis of the site—its context, orientation, natural surroundings, access routes, relationship with existing structures, topography, soil conditions, views, and vegetation—a series of design decisions led to an architectural approach that optimizes existing resources. The project draws on local rural knowledge in its construction and materiality, preserves native vegetation, makes the most of solar exposure, and frames views toward the volcanoes.
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