Studio Saxe weaves tropical pergola in the jungle of the Caribbean coast of Puerto Viejo, Limon. Pavilions were joined through a woven network of pergolas that blend with the jungle creating a sense of unity through an internal courtyard.
Project name
Caribbean Courtyard Villa
Architecture firm
Studio Saxe
Location
Puerto Viejo, Limon, Costa Rica
Photography
Andres Garcia Lachner
Principal architect
Benjamin G. Saxe
Structural engineer
APÉSTEGUI+BLAIR
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Bringing nature into the heart of family life, Villa Shanti has been designed to embrace and celebrate its jungle setting. A functional family home that creates open spaces for gathering and enjoying family life while at the same time offering privacy and seclusion for those moments of necessary solitude.
Project name
Villa Shanti
Architecture firm
Garton and Zopf
Location
Samara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Principal architect
Tom Garton
Design team
Garton and Zopf
Interior design
Garton and Zopf
Landscape
Garton and Zopf
Structural engineer
Dudley Lopez
Environmental & MEP
Christian Arias
Visualization
Noelia Aguierre and Stitch 3D Visualization
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Lumion, Autodesk 3ds Max
Material
200mm Block work, reinforced concrete columns, lightweight steel frames
Client
Mor and Angela lnbar
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Inverse Project has envisioned this tower to commemorate the Bicentennial of Costa Rica that occurs in 2021. It is a concept for what a tower project could be in this biodiverse and environmentally conscious country. The tower would be the tallest in Central America rising to 65 levels and 294m.
Project name
Costa Rica Bicentennial Tower
Architecture firm
Inverse Project
Location
San Jose, Costa Rica
Visualization
Inverse Project
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Richard Hammond
Design team
Emmanuel Baizan, David Rockbrand
Typology
Mixed use Tower, Transit Oriented Development.
The architects from the ARCHWERK studio are behind the architectural concept of Coco Villa and Wing. The architects from Refuel works designed the architectural concept of the concrete Art Villa. The author of Atelier Villa is Formafatal studio headed by Dagmar Štěpánová. In addition to interior design, Formafatal imprinted the final form of each v...
Project name
COCO | Art Villas Costa Rica
Architecture firm
ARCHWERK [concept and architectural design] Formafatal [interior design, exterior finishing]
Location
Bahia Ballena, Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica
Photography
BoysPlayNice, www.boysplaynice.com
Principal architect
Martin Kloda [ARCHWERK] Hana Procházková [ARCHWERK] Dagmar Štěpánová [Formafatal]
Design team
Martin Kloda [ARCHWERK] Hana Procházková [ARCHWERK] Dagmar Štěpánová [Formafatal]
Built area
interiors area: 140 m², terraces area: 204 m²
Interior design
Formafatal
Landscape
Atelier Flera, www.flera.cz
Material
Teak, Steel, PTFE canvas, Cement paving Granada Tiles Nicaragua, MDF boards, linen
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, AutoCAD
Client
Filip Žák, www.artvillas.com
Typology
Hospitality, Resort Villas
The Costa Rican architecture studio Instinto Estudio has designed Hotel Boutique Ostional, a sustainable hotel to be built in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Project name
Hotel Boutique Ostional
Architecture firm
Instinto Estudio
Location
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Tools used
SketchUp, Cinema 4D, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Alejandro Gonzalez & Laura Morelli
Design team
Alejandro Gonzalez & Laura Morelli
Visualization
Imminent Studio
Typology
Hospitality Architecture, Hotel
The San Jose-based architectural practice Studio Saxe led by Benjamin Garcia Saxe has recently completed Tres Amores House located in Nosara, Costa Rica.
Studio Saxe was commissioned to design a family home perched on the hilltops of the town of Nosara Costa Rica, that would blend and hide within...
Project name
Tres Amores House
Architecture firm
Studio Saxe
Location
Nosara, Costa Rica
Photography
Andres Garcia Lachner
Principal architect
Benjamin G. Saxe
Structural engineer
Sotela Alfaro Ltda.
Environmental & MEP
CIEM Elecromecanica
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass, Metal
Client
TheSrebnick Family
Typology
Residential › House
Czech architecture studio Formafatal led by Dagmar Štěpánová has recently completed Atelier Villa that is part of the Art Villas retreat resort in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica.
Project description by architect:
Hidden in the lush jungle of Costa Rica is a small Art Villas resort, a space that tr...
Some people travel for a rest, some for adventure. Others want to experience the succulence of an unknown world. In the lush jungle of Costa Rica is a space that transcends ordinary. Where day and night merge in a heavenly expanse of verdant flora, pristine beaches, and exquisite style. Art Villas i...