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.”
- 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