![Las Hojas House / OsArquitectura - Beam, Deck](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59ae/8140/b22e/3837/0400/0049/newsletter/8373_14.jpg?1504608556)
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Architects: OsArquitectura
- Area: 225 m²
- Year: 2015
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Photographs:Fernando Alda
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Manufacturers: Arqui Glass con Extralum, Swissol, Water Pump Solutions
![Las Hojas House / OsArquitectura - Forest](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59ae/807f/b22e/3870/0600/0035/newsletter/8373_03.jpg?1504608371)
Text description provided by the architects. This house is located at the edge of a touristic coastal town in Tamarindo beach, Guanacaste. At 3km from the coast, the house nestles on the side of mid sized ridge covered in secondary forest.
![Las Hojas House / OsArquitectura - Image 7 of 17](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59ae/80a2/b22e/3837/0400/0045/newsletter/8373_04.jpg?1504608388)
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![Las Hojas House / OsArquitectura - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59ae/8126/b22e/3837/0400/0048/newsletter/8373_13.jpg?1504608506)
This forest and the relationship of the site with its topography makes for an immerse feeling in between the tree canopies which in turn were weaved into a series of roofs that naturally illuminate and ventilate the house as a manner of leaves floating over the landscape.
![Las Hojas House / OsArquitectura - Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59ae/8211/b22e/3870/0600/003a/newsletter/8373_30.jpg?1504608758)
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The house is surrounded by forest and thus the entire social area takes advantage of this condition and opens itself on all but one side. All the private areas are on the hillside and establish a more grounded position with less exposure to exterior activity.
![Las Hojas House / OsArquitectura - Windows, Facade, Deck, Patio, Courtyard](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59ae/8237/b22e/3837/0400/004c/medium_jpg/8373_33.jpg?1504608790)