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post updated 14 November 2023
Costa Rican Architecture Designs – chronological list
Costa Rican Architecture News
Costa Rica Architectural News + Key New Property Designs, chronological:
10 Aug 2023
Suitree Experience Hotel, Sardinal, Guanacaste
Architects: Studio Saxe
photo : Danta Collective
Suitree Experience Hotel, Guanacaste
The clients required the architects to create a distinct canopy-based guest experience. The Suitree Experience Hotel was not only intended to provide expansive views of the horizon and mountains but also to offer an immersive opportunity for guests to appreciate the flourishing life found within the canopy layers of Costa Rica’s vibrant jungles.
14 Mar 2023
Casa Azucar, Nosara, Guanacaste
Architects: Studio Saxe
photograph : Andres Garcia Lachner
Casa Azucar, Guanacaste
Casa Azucar is nestled in the heart of the blue zone community of Nosara, Costa Rica Contemporary Tropical House brings warmth and comfort within nature.
3 Feb 2023
Raintree House, Nosara, Guanacaste
Architects: Studio Saxe
photograph : Kirsten Ellis
Raintree House, Guanacaste
Ocean views and an authentic jungle experience merge to create a sanctuary of contemporary design resulting in Raintree House, crafted with natural local materials.
7 Apr 2022
Gardenia, Rohrmoser, San Jose
Architects: Studio Saxe
photograph : Andres Garcia Lachner
Gardenia, Rohrmoser, San Jose
Large planted terraces create costa rica’s first vertical garden building that blends nature within a city environment. 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.
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Costa Rica Architecture News 2021
3 Sep 2021
Santa Teresa beach houses, Puntarenas
Architects: Studio Saxe
photograph : Andres Garcia Lachner
Santa Teresa beach houses
Studio Saxe was commissioned to design two beach houses in the beautiful town of Santa Teresa. The architects decided to blend the tropical jungle into the houses whilst creating a bioclimatic comfort for people to enjoy the outdoor experience.
28 May 2021
Art Villas, Bahia Ballena, Playa Hermosa
Architects: Formafatal
photograph : Boys Play Nice
Art Villas Resort Playa Hermosa
Not far from Costa Rican town Uvita – there is a hidden small resort Art Villason the jungle hill above the beach Playa Hermosa. 3 unique villas and one multifunctional pavilion are scattered over a plot of 2 ha.
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26 Nov 2020
Atrium House, Nosara, Guanacaste
Architects: Studio Saxe
photograph : Roberto D’Ambrosio
Nosara Atrium House
Eco-conscious family business Andaluz commissioned Studio Saxe to create Atrium House, giving experiences around architectural designs that harness the power of the environment to create life changing experiences. The Andaluz brand is all about meaningful and real experiences that combine comfortable human habitation with a deep connection to the surrounding landscape.
24 Nov 2020
Courtyard House, Nosara, Guanacaste
Architects: Studio Saxe
photograph : Roberto D’Ambrosio
Nosara Courtyard House
Eco-conscious family business Andaluz commissioned Studio Saxe to design Courtyard House creating experiences around architectural designs that harness the power of the environment to create life changing experiences. The Andaluz brand is all about meaningful and real experiences that combine comfortable human habitation with a deep connection to the surrounding landscape.
7 Aug 2020
Tres Amores Residence, Nosara, Guanacaste
Architects: Studio Saxe
photograph : Andres Garcia Lachner
Tres Amores Residence in Nosara
Studio Saxe was commissioned to design a family home perched on the hilltops of the town of Nosara Costa Rica. The Tres Amores Residence would blend and hide within its natural surroundings whilst opening to the dramatic ocean and mountain views.
19 June 2020
Santiago Hills Villa Santa Teresa
Architects: Studio Saxe
photograph : Andres Garcia Lachner
Santiago Hills Villa in Santa Teresa
This stunning wing-like roofline houses a dramatic white villa in the Costa Rica jungle.
4 Mar 2020
The Athletic Center, Nosara, Guanacaste
Architects: Studio Saxe
photo : Andres Garcia Lachner
Athletic Center at the Gilded Iguana in Guanacaste
As an extension to the Gilded Iguana Hotel in the town of Nosara, this building was designed as a small village amongst the trees that creates a public space which integrates locals with visitors with similar interests of pursuing an active lifestyle and wellbeing.
18 Jan 2020
John Gray High School, George Town, Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands, Caribbean
Architects: Jestico + Whiles
image from architecture studio
John Gray High School on the Cayman Islands – Ed. note this is not Costa Rica, but close by!
Jestico + Whiles Architects has been appointed to design a new school building for the Cayman Islands Government. The project, won in an international competition, is the practice’s fourth large secondary school overseas project.
10 Jan 2020
Casa Akoya, Puntarenas, Puntarenas
Architects: Studio Saxe
photo : Andres Garcia Lachner
Casa Akoya in Puntarenas
Large terraces capture the wind and waves on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Set amongst idyllic white sand beaches and coconut groves, this low-key beach home was conceived to give its inhabitants not only a visual but also a literal connection to the sand and water where it belongs.
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6 May 2019
Oxígeno, Heredia
Architects: JERDE
image from architects
Oxígeno Shopping Mall in Heredia
The grand opening of Oxígeno, a 145,000 square meter (1.56 million square feet) shopping and entertainment destination with a distinctive rooftop park—one of the world’s largest—took place in San Francisco de Heredia, Costa Rica.
24 Apr 2019
New House on the Osa Peninsula
Design: Obra Architects
image from architects practice
Costa Rican vacation retreat
A vacation retreat for an US doctor and family on the Osa Peninsula, realization of a client’s lifelong fascination with wilderness and desire for life in proximity of exuberant nature. located on 98 hectares of virgin rainforest.
18 Apr 2019
Costa Rica Treehouse, Santa Teresa
Architects: Olson Kundig
photograph : Nic Lehoux
Costa Rica Treehouse
A building design is inspired by the jungle of this densely forested site on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, constructed from teak wood harvested on-site.
4 Jul 2018
The Gilded Iguana Hotel, Nosara
Architects: Studio Saxe
photo : Andrés García Lachner
The Gilded Iguana Hotel in Nosara
Playa Guiones, in the town of Nosara, Costa Rica has long been known by the wider international community of surfers as a hidden gem and off-grid paradise of white sand beaches and constant waves.
3 May 2018
Mint Resort, Santa Theresa
photography: Andres Garcia Lachner
Mint Resort in Costa Rica
Stepping down a steep hillside and overlooking the ocean, Mint Santa Theresa is a new hotel that blends a European design aesthetic with Costa Rican craftsmanship – created to ensure that guests can commune with nature, each other and local people.
13 Feb 2018
Joya Villas, Santa Teresa
Architects: Studio Saxe
photo : Andrés García Lachner
Santa Teresa Property
Set in the rainforest of Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, two modern homes project out of the landscape and are defined by a series of steel frames that that bring the best modern methods of construction to a tropical location.
8 Aug 2017
Nalu Resort, Nosara
Architects: Studio Saxe
photo : Andrés García Lachner
Nalu Resort in Costa Rica
A boutique hotel and yoga studio set into in tropical landscape of Nosara. The project is another in a long line of sustainable buildings from the practice that blend contemporary design with local craftsmanship, embracing the natural environment that surrounds and frames the architecture.
27 Dec 2016
Smith Residence, Limon
Design: Benjamin Garcia Saxe architects
image Courtesy architecture office
Smith Residence in Limon
This contemporary residence in the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica has become an example of how contemporary architecture can learn from common sense principles.
7 Sep 2016
Casa Flotanta, Puntarenas
Design: Benjamin Garcia Saxe architects
image Courtesy architecture office
Casa Flotanta in Puntarenas
The Client wanted to create their family home on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica and found an incredible site overlooking the ocean. The biggest constraint we encountered was that the site was predominantly on a very steep slope, and the view of the ocean was captured only at the mid-upper portion of the site.
3 Sep 2016
Ocean Eye Residence, Playa Santa Teresa, Puntarenas
Design: Benjamin Garcia Saxe
photo : Andrés García Lachner
Contemporary Puntarenas Residence
The Client bought a beautiful property with two breathtaking views: towards the ocean and into the jungle. We decided to rest the house against the back of the steep hill of the site in order to stabilize the soil and protect the house from falling debris.
22 Mar 2014
Villa Areopagus, Atenas
Design: PARAVANT ARCHITECTS with SAAR Arquitectura
photograph : Julian Trejos
Villa in Atenas
This property was planned as a retirement residence for a client from Hollywood, California, the design focused on creating a home that is harmoniously integrated into the landscape of the surrounding Costa Rican mountains. This was largely done by allowing for a strong connection between the indoor and outdoor living to take full advantage of the moderate climate and spectacular views the site offers.
2 Sep 2013
CasaAltamira, Ciudad Colón
Design: Joan Puigcorbé
CasaAltamira
photo : Rodrigo Montoya / Joan Puigcorbé
CasaAltamira
The architects conceive architecture as a language across which properties can express themselves such as: harmony, creativity, happiness, beauty, poetry, complexity, magic, provocation and culture.
11 Aug 2010
Iseami House, Playa Carate, Península de Osa, Puntarenas
Design: RoblesArq
photo from RoblesArq architects
Puntarenas House
The concept by this architecture studio aims to provide education and awareness of its occupants and its community, that will be capable to learn about sustainable living through its spatial living. The house promises a responsible approach to the nature of its location, Peninsula de Osa, a place where around 5% of the world biodiversity is embodied.
10 Jun 2011
Containers of Hope, San Jose
Design: Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture
photo : Andres Garcia Lachnere
Costa Rica Home
Gabriela Calvo and Marco Peralta dreamed of living in their fantastic property 20 minutes outside of the city of San Jose, Costa Rica; where they could be with their horses and enjoy the natural landscape.
10 Aug 2010
A Forest for a Moon Dazzler, Playa Avellanas
Architect: Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architect
photo : Benjamin Garcia Saxe
A Forest for a Moon Dazzler
A winner of the World’s Best Private House at World Architecture Festival Awards 2010
Casa Kike – A writer’s retreat, Cahuita
Design: Gianni Botsford Architects
Casa Kike
The architects bring new ‘architectural life’ to the Caribbean by reappraising the architectural heritage of the region and reviving indigenous techniques. However, by coupling them with modern design technologies and aesthetics, GBA has created an eco-architecture that is remarkably light, impacting on its surrounding only minimally both physically and environmentally.
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