Perched on the hillside of one of Costa Rica’s most charming beaches, Santa Teresa de Cobano’s Playa Hermosa, you’ll find two structures of glass, honey-colored wood, and wide-open spaces.
Project name
Villa Elu, Villa Nalani
Architecture firm
Instinto Studio
Location
Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Photography
Roberto D`Ambrosio
Principal architect
Cesar Coto, Laura Morelli, Alejandro González
Design team
Cesar Coto, Laura Morelli, Alejandro González
Collaborators
Elisa Sánchez (Junior Architect)
Structural engineer
Estruconsult
Environmental & MEP
Avicennia
Lighting
Casa Moa + Instinto Estudio
Supervision
Instinto Estudio
Visualization
Harold Solano
Tools used
SketchUp, Revit, D5 Render
Material
Concrete, wood, glass, natural stones
Client
https://www.magnapacificvillas.com
Typology
Residential › House
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