Andrea and I did not know any architects. Fortunately, our friends and family in Cuenca knew a handful, and the time to hire one had come. We had a list of about 5 architects we wanted to meet, and Andrea set up appointments for us throughout the coming weeks. We...

Just below is a dimensional drawing of the initial land that we purchased in Villaflor. It is made up of two separate lots because of the intersecting road, sold together, and referred to as lots A and B in the Financials section of this website. About half of the...

This is where we start. The obvious first step in building a home is figuring out where the hell you are going to put it. Our ideal land was at least a hectare (2.5 acres/ 10,000m²) in size, relatively flat, 30-45 minutes outside of Cuenca, and most importantly,...