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Achioté in Puntarenas, Costa Rica by Formafatal

Friday, February 24th, 2023

Article source: Formafatal

This project is the very first “rammed earth” implementation in Costa Rica. We completely used clay soil from the excavations for the construction of all perimeter bearing walls.

Near Uvita town, on a plot of 11,000 square meters at a height of 300 m above the sea, I designed two small villas on a hill overgrown with a jungle. Both villas, partly levitating above the steep southern slope, are designed for short-term recreational rentals. The built-up area of each of them is 90 m2.

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  • Architects: Formafatal
  • Project: Achioté
  • Location: Puntarenas, Costa
  • Photography: BoysPlayNice
  • Author: Dagmar Štěpánová
  • Client: Dagmar Štěpánová & Karel Vančura
  • Built-up Area: 190 m² / 95 m2 per villa
  • Gross Floor Area: 180 m² / 90 m2 per villa
  • Usable Floor Area: 180 m² / 90 m2 per villa
  • Plot size: 11 000 m²
  • Project year: 2019-2020
  • Completion year: 2022

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Villa Akoya in Puntarenas, Costa Rica by Studio Saxe

Sunday, December 2nd, 2018

Article source: Studio Saxe

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.

Horizontal roof planes create large indoor-outdoor spaces that integrate seamlessly and diffuse the perception of the home with its surrounding natural environment. Lightness and materiality are used to create a feeling of openness and airiness that permeates through the inhabitants.

Image Courtesy © Andrés García Lachner

  • Architects: Studio Saxe
  • Project: Villa Akoya
  • Location: Puntarenas, Costa Rica
  • Photography: Andrés García Lachner
  • Director: Benjamin García Saxe
  • Project Architect: Cesar Coto
  • Structural Engineer: Sotela Alfaro Ltda.
  • Electromechanical Engineer: Dynamo Studio
  • Builder: Gad Harel
  • Area: Aprox. 302m2
  • Date of completion: 2018

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Ocean Eye-A Terrace House in Puntarenas, Costa Rica by Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture

Wednesday, September 7th, 2016

Article source: Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture

The Holdener family bought a beautiful property with two breath-taking 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. The house then transitions from a more solid and intimate construction at the back that holds bedrooms and bathrooms, towards a light-weight and ephemeral structure that points to the visual collapse of the ocean and jungle views. The result is a series of interwoven terraces that relate to each other in all dimensions creating not only an internal dynamic interaction between levels, but also varied and sometimes unexpected relationships between the inhabitants and the natural landscape. In these interstitial terrace spaces, which are never truly inside or out, architecture comes to foster the relationship, enjoyment, and appreciation of the natural world by the inhabitants.

Image Courtesy © Andres Garcia Lachner

Image Courtesy © Andres Garcia Lachner

  • Architects: Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture
  • Project: Ocean Eye-A Terrace House
  • Location: Playa Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
  • Photography: Andres Garcia Lachner
  • Software used: Autocad, Sketch-Up, Lumion
  • Architecture Team:
    • Design Director: Benjamin Garcia Saxe
    • Project Coordinator: Laura Morelli
    • Project Design Team: Cesar Coto, Rogelio Quesada, Alejandro Gonzalez, Maribel Mora
  • Client: Holdener Family
  • Construction Documentation: Roger Navarro
  • Structural Engineer: Sotela Alfaro Ltd
  • Electromechanical Engineer: Electrotec S.A
  • Builder: Dante Medri and Adrian Alvarado
  • Area: Aprox. 300 m2
  • Date of Completion: May 2016

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Casa Flotanta in Puntarenas, Costa Rica by Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture

Thursday, February 20th, 2014

Article source: Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture

The Gooden-Na home family wanted to create a home on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica and they found an incredible site overlooking the ocean. The biggest challenge we encountered was that their plot of land was predominantly comprised of a very steep slope, and the view of the ocean could only be seen from the upper-mid portion of the site. We saw this as an opportunity rather than a constraint and immediately considered an architectural response that was appropriate for these conditions.

Image Courtesy © Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture

  • Architects: Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture
  • Project: Casa Flotanta
  • Location: Puntarenas, Costa Rica
  • Date of Completion: November, 2013
  • Client: Gooden-Nahome Family
  • Area: Approx. 300 m2
  • Project Coordinator: Daniel Sancho
  • Design Development: Soki So
  • Construction Documentation: Roger Navarro
  • Structural Engineer: Sotela Alfaro Ltd
  • Builder: Dante Medri



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