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.

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Architects: Benjamin Garcia Saxe

Location: Santa Teresa Beach, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Design Team: Cesar Coto, Rogelio Quesada, Alejandro Gonzalez, Maribel Mora

Area: 300.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Andres Garcia Lachner

General Design: Benjamin Garcia Saxe

Coordinator: Laura Morelli

Structuctural Engineering: Sotela Alfaro Ltd
Electromechanical Engineering: Electrotec S.A

Constructor: Dante Medri y Adrian Alvarado

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From the architect. 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.

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The house then transitions from a more solid and intimate construction at the back that holds bedrooms and ...