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Symbiosis in the Rural Landscape: Designing in the Humid Tropics of Costa Rica Competition

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Courtesy of FundeCoR

A new competition is offering architects around the world the opportunity to propose cutting edge responsible environmental design solutions for the headquarters of FundeCoR, a Costa Rican NGO dedicated to the preservation of the natural environment. As an environmentalist institution, FundeCoR’s new building must be exemplary in green architectural design and construction.

The project will be located on a property in a beautiful rural area in hot, humid in the Caribbean region of and the deadline for submissions is October 10th, 2011.

For more information, including all competition documents, visit here.

Containers of Hope / Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture

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Architects: Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
Project area: 100 sqm
Project year: 2011
Photographs: Andres Garcia Lachner


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Triangulo House / Ecostudio Architects

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Architects: Ecostudio Architects / Roberto Rivera, Ana Ulloa
Location: ,
Structural Engeneer: Juan Carlos Sotela
Electrical Engeneer: Luis Zeledon
Builder: Comac Construction Company
Project area: 550 sqm
Project year: 2007
Photographs: Anny Leiva

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Casa Torcida / SPG Architects

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Architects: SPG Architects
Location: Osa Peninsula,
Project Team: Caroline N. Sidnam, Eric A. Gartner, Andres Cova, John Hudson
Renewable Energy Systems: Poderco S.A.
General Contractor: Sergio Camacho De Pass
Project Area: 18,000 sq ft
Project Year: 2005-2009
Photographs: Charles Lindsay

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Iseami House / Robles Arquitectos

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Architects: Robles Arquitectos
Location: Playa Carate, Peninsula de Osa,
Project Team: Juan Robles, Emilio Quirós, Andrea Solano, Erick Guevara, Rodolfo Schlager, Isabel Bello, Adriana Serrano, Walter Mora, Allan Calvo, José A. Ruiz
Contractor: CPS S.A.
Project Area: 482 sqm
Project Year: 2009-2010
Photographs: Courtesy of Juan Robles

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A forest for a Moon Dazzler / Benjamin Garcia Saxe

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Architect: Benjamin Garcia Saxe
Location: , Costa Rica
Type: Residential
Budget: 40,000 USD
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Courtesy of Benjamin Garcia Saxe

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Mixed Use Tower / Moho Architects

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Spanish firm Moho Architects are currently in the schematic design phase of a mixed use tower for , Costa Rica.  The tower, whose programmatic elements will range from commercial and retail spaces to offices and hotels, aims to create a strong model of sustainability for the region that will promote eco-friendliness.

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Airplane Hotel in Costa Rica

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If you have fantasies of living like the Swiss Family Robinson or even the characters in Lost, this rainforest resort near Quepos, may be just the ticket. Situated on the edge of the Manuel Antonio National Park, the Costa Verde Resort features an incredible hotel suite set inside a 1965 Boeing 727 airplane. In its former life the airplane transported globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines, and it now serves as a two bedroom suite perched on the edge of the rainforest overlooking the beach and ocean.

The airplane was transported piece by piece from the airport to its current resting place on a pedestal 50 feet above the beach. It looks a bit like a model airplane on a stand, and we can only imagine the spectacular views from the balcony and the airplane windows. Five big trucks were needed to get the plane out to the resort, and while the transportation certainly had a negative ecological impact, the finished project is a stunning example of adaptive reuse.

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Casa Kike / Gianni Botsford Architects

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A few months ago i spotted this house with an amazing private library in Domus magazine, on an issue dedicated to contemporary libraries. It has a very detalied work. I love the bookshelves between the structure. the text from the architect, more pictures and drawings after the break.

Architects: Gianni Botsford
Location: Cahuita,
Client: Confidential
Budget: UK £55,000 (US $108,971)
Contractor: Lechenne Construction
Structural Engineers: Tall Engineers
Photographs: Christian Richters

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