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Architects: LSD Architects
- Area: 1937 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Photographs:Fernando Alda
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Lead Architects: Rodolfo Tinoco, Luis Mauricio Solís
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Text description provided by the architects. The site for this house is at the top of a hill overlooking the ocean from Playa Hermosa beach, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica.
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Its geometry is inspired on the curvy lines of the natural context trying to mimetize with the environment.
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Its materiality also creates a direct relationship with its immediate context. The black concrete exterior walls create a background for the green vegetation around it while creating contrast and privacy with the white interior bedroom areas.
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Its second floor social area fully opens to the views with sliding glass doors and the big roof’s wood finish creates a continuity from the inside to the outside. The openness of this space creates a naturally ventilated and illuminated environment, while solar water heating and rain water harvesting make this house a highly sustainable structure.
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