Nosara Courtyard House, Costa Rica
Studio Saxe designed Courtyard House creating experiences around architectural designs that harness the power of the environment.
Tres Amores Residence in Nosara, Costa Rica
Studio Saxe designed Tres Amores Residence in Nosara, Costa Rica, a family home perched on the hilltops of the town of Nosara Costa Rica, that blends and hides within its natural surroundings.
Santiago Hills Villa in Santa Teresa
Studio Saxe designed this stunning wing-like roofline houses a dramatic white villa in the Costa Rica jungle, a villa on the hill tops of Santiago in Santa Teresa.
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Athletic Center at Gilded Iguana in Guanacaste
Studio Saxe designed an extension to the Gilded Iguana Hotel in the town of Nosara, The Athletic Center was created as a small village amongst the trees that creates a public space integrating locals with visitors.
John Gray High School Cayman Islands
Jestico + Whiles wins high school competition in the Cayman Islands. The practice has assembled a multi-national team from the UK, Canada, US and the Cayman Islands to compete for the project.
Casa Akoya in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Studio Saxe designed Casa Akoya in Puntarenas amongst white sand beaches and coconut groves: this beach home was conceived to give its inhabitants a connection to the sand and water where it belongs.
Oxígeno Shopping Mall in Heredia, Costa Rica
JERDE celebrated the grand opening of Oxígeno Shopping Mall, a 145,000 square meter retail and entertainment destination with a distinctive rooftop park – one of the world’s largest – in San Francisco de Heredia, Costa Rica.
Casa Osa in Costa Rica, Caribbean House
Designed by Obra Architects, Casa Osa is a vacation retreat for an American doctor and family on the Osa Peninsula. Located on 98 hectares of virgin rainforest with views east and west, the house occupies a small hill formerly mango farm, avoiding need to clear trees.
Costa Rica Treehouse Santa Teresa: New Home
Designed by Olson Kundig the Costa Rica Treehouse has been created to operate passively, the home is intended to breathe and remain open to the elements in this temperate semi-tropic environment.
Joya Villas in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Set in the rainforest of Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, two modern homes, designed by Studio Saxe, 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.
The Gilded Iguana Hotel Nosara, Costa Rica
Studio Saxe was commissioned to expand and rethink the entire Gilded Iguana Hotel as a destination that addresses modern comforts and adapts to the new wave of travelers coming to the area whilst preserving the rich historical importance of the location.
Mint Resort in Santa Theresa, Costa Rica
Stepping down a steep hillside and overlooking the ocean, Mint Santa Theresa, designed by Studio Saxe, is a new hotel that blends a European design aesthetic with Costa Rican craftsmanship.
Nalu Resort in Costa Rica, Caribbean Coast Hotel
Architects: Studio Saxe. Nosara has become a destination for visitors from around the world for health, wellness and surfing and so the owners of Hotel Nalu-Nosara, Nomel and Mariya Libid, wanted a design that reflects the attitude of their guests.
Smith Residence in Limon, Costa Rica
Design: Benjamin Garcia Saxe, architects – Caribbean coast architecture uses simple ideas for using rain water, temperature control through cross ventilation, and large overhangs; an aesthetic based on traditional tropical architecture of the Caribbean.
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Casa Flotanta in Puntarenas, Costa Rica Home
Design: Benjamin Garcia Saxe. The clients wanted to create their family home on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica and found an incredible site overlooking the ocean for this vastly sympathetic creation.
Ocean Eye in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Architect: Benjamin Garcia Saxe. The client bought a beautiful plot of land with two breath-taking views: towards the ocean and into the jungle. Architect Benjamin Garcia Saxe decided to rest the house against the back of the steep hill of the site in order to stabilize the soil and protect the property from falling debris.