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Casa Mad / JSARQ

Valentina Díaz — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000

This beautiful two-story residence in Costa Rica was designed around three existing trees on the site, allowing the architecture to adapt and coexist with nature rather than dominate it.

Jungle Gym / VOID

Andreas Luco — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Integrated into a lush tropical environment, Jungle Gym is designed as an open platform immersed in the abundant vegetation. This space serves as a shaded refuge, encouraging introspection and promoting both physical and spiritual well-being. Its design responds to these needs through a simple and elegant architectural gesture that seamlessly blends with the natural surroundings.

Patio House / VOID

Benjamin Zapico — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Located in San José, Costa Rica, Casa Patio is a tribute to traditional colonial design where houses open up to an interior patio and common areas surround it.

AD I 28 House / KMA. Katia Marten Arquitectos

Andreas Luco — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Located in a gated community next to Playa Marbella, Guanacaste; Casa AD was designed to welcome family and friends to enjoy life in a beautiful space that invites the stunning views of the tropical dry forest into the warmth of the home. The design accentuates the connection between architecture, nature, and people. The external areas play an important role where guests are immediately greeted by the main elements of design that inspire outdoor living. With Costa Rica's privileged warm climate and extraordinary biodiversity, outdoor areas are essential for connecting and enjoying the “pura vida” lifestyle. Casa AD’s architecture was created under a simple and elegant line. Its main concept was built upon three main pillars: privacy, the perfect fusion of architecture that connects with nature, and inviting the outside into the comfort of the interior spaces. Two main modules divide the social areas from the private ones, creating an "L"-shaped distribution that takes advantage of the geometry to create seclusion from the neighbors and public streets.

Gardenia Apartments / Studio Saxe

Paula Pintos — Sun, 10 Apr 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Studio Saxe decided to design and develop its first vertical sustainable building, proving that it is financially viable to create an architecture of value-focused on quality of life through large terraces and planting, within the constraints of the local economy.

Piedmont Hills High School Science and Life Skills Complex / LPA

Valeria Silva — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 18:00:00 +0000

The design for the new Piedmont Hills High School Science and Life Skills Complex overcomes the challenges of a difficult site to create a modern, cost-effective, energy-efficient facility focused on indoor-outdoor learning environments and making science fun.

Carazo Architecture Office / Carazo Arquitectura

Valeria Silva — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Our vision of the future of office spaces is embodied in this project where the quality of life and natural comfort of its users prevail, reducing as much as possible the impact on the environment, instead of focusing on technology as the only or main element from a job site.

UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design // Summer Programs Info Session

Rene Submissions — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 06:30:00 +0000

How do designers think? How do they visually communicate complex ideas? What strategies do they employ to make a positive impact on the built environment? How does design change the way people see and experience the world?

The College of Environmental Design offers several introductory and advanced summer programs for those interested in exploring these questions in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture and environmental planning, urban design and sustainable city planning.

Join us for live info sessions and hear from directors, faculty and alumni from all three CED Summer programs:

Disc*2021
currently enrolled college students
Wednesday February 10, 2:30PM pacific time
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Spring 2021 Sciame Lecture Series

Rene Submissions — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:30:00 +0000

Please join us for the new SCIAME Lecture Series, &/Or. Mel Chin and Ronald Rael will discuss art and architecture, introduced and moderated by Max Wolf.

In this online series, curators Viren Brahmbhatt, Ali C. Höcek, and Martin Stigsgaard argue that the traditional format of a single lecturer speaking to an audience sets up a binary opposite all of its own -- speaker/listener, which simply reinforces the power structure between those who "possess" knowledge and those who "consume" it. In its place, the &/Or Online Dialogues will present two speakers in conversation with each other, moderated by a third. The

CDK GLOBAL Offices / modulus

Pilar Caballero — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 19:00:00 +0000

A global leader in data-backed insight for the motorized world, CDK Global planted its stake in Silicon Valley for a new headquarters that would combine the simple appreciation for all things automotive with the forward-thinking philosophy of team-oriented workspaces and technology-enabled efficiency. Motors meet Megabytes.

The Pavilion / Feldman Architecture

Valeria Silva — Sun, 31 May 2020 21:08:00 +0000

When our clients purchased a stunning lot nestled among the hills above San Jose, they dreamed of an equally stunning structure that sat lightly on the dramatic hill slope. The original building had burned down some years before, leaving behind its foundation and an unnaturally flat plot cut into the hillside

INOUT House / Joan Puigcorbé

Karen Valenzuela — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 22:00:00 +0000

This house establishes an uninterrupted ̈inside-outside ̈ relationship; a sequence of layers between the open and the intermediary. Frontal boundaries are blurred by sheets of glass and vegetation, framed by two horizontal planes, floor and ceiling, where the full and the void are related via a series of matter, water, vegetation and sky. Lateral boundaries establish the ̈full-void ̈ relationship via a series of solid materials that close transversal views.

Patios House / Rama Estudio

Clara Ott — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 06:00:00 +0000

The house is located in the province of Cotopaxi, in the area of Lasso. The land is part of the area of Ranchos San José in the middle of a rural environment. The order was a family house thought to enjoy the countryside, the sowing, the landscape, and the environment. The proposal takes into account some conditions for its implementation and functioning. It was proposed a discrete architecture, almost imperceptible, thought from the raw and natural material. A heavy piece contained in the land and that almost disappear in the environment while being part of it.

Qalma Building / Carazo Arquitectura

Clara Ott — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 14:00:00 +0000

Qalma is a vertical condominium which is developed in a reduced footprint, leaving a large percentage of green area, respecting the existing wooded area in the property and conserving 90% of all the trees grown on the site.

Casa Lasso / RAMA estudio

Rayen Sagredo — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Background
The house is located in Lasso in the province of Cotopax. The land is part of “Ranchos San José” in the middle of a rural environment. The commission was to design a family weekend home, to rest and to receive visits.

Adobe Headquarters Renovation / Gensler

Rayen Sagredo — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0000

Adobe’s headquarters has become the physical extension of the company’s brand, representing the company’s creativity and innovation. Conveying Adobe’s belief that its employees are their greatest asset, the renovated vertical campus is meant to foster collaboration and creativity for all of Adobe’s employees through an open and vibrant working environment. New open workspaces, numerous gathering/meeting areas, including a terraced meeting space with bleacher seating and “living rooms,” outside collaboration spaces, creative conference rooms and amenities, allow employees to connect in a multitude of ways.

Van der Laat & Jiménez Construction Company HQ / Fournier_Rojas Arquitectos

Cristobal Rojas — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:00:00 +0000

The clients, one of the oldest and most prestigious construction companies in Costa Rica, requested an extension in a corner lot next to their building of more than 40 years, the remodeling of the latter, and a new integral interior design.

Twix House / Studio RED

Rayen Sagredo — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Located in the outskirts of Alajuela, Coyol is a humid weather area full of lush green landscapes and stunning views. The clients were looking for a house able to integrate public areas, front, and backyard within one single space. Twix House is conceptualized by two main curved dynamic shapes, which create one whole. Two twin L-shaped volumes are looking to opposite sides: sunrise facade and sunset facade, resulting in an S-shaped form of the entire house. Both contain the main and secondary bedrooms of the house, giving them unique views of the Central Valley mountains.