Article source: Gianni Botsford Architects

This was a dream commission,” says UK-based architect Gianni Botsford. “Design a retreat for a writer on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Make it contemporary, with clean lines and a modern aesthetic, and yet be sensitive to local tradition and material use.”

Image Courtesy © Christian Richters

• Architects: Gianni Botsford Architects (Gianni Botsford, Sam Craig, Anahi Copponex, Ran Ankori, Maya Carni, Toby Burgess, Richard Green)
• Project: CASA KIKE
• Location: Cahuita, Costa
• Photography: Christian Richters
• Structural Engineering: Tall Engineers, London ( Toby Maclean)
• Construction: Lechenne Construction, Hone Creek, Costa Rica
• Cost: 78,000 Euros
• Plot size: 4778 m2
• Completion & handover: April 2007

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