2_butterfly Ballena Costa Rican house
DESIGNED FOR LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE
BIOCLIMATIC DESIGN AT URBAN SCALE
Terrace view of mountains transitioning to the Pacific Ocean, with a section of a pool, wooden deck, and bone porcelanato pathways visible Casa-Beer-Fuscaldo_Playa-Escondida
WHERE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DISSOLVE

DECADES OF COSTA RICAN ARCHITECTURE

 

LIGHT AS MATERIAL

Design Principles

WHO WE ARE
Architectural concept sketch showing site analysis and early spatial idea for a tropical house, combining orientation, wind and view diagrams with a perspective centered on an existing tree.

THE CLIENT’S VISION

Program, site, and the lived experience of the project must guide every decision. Architectural detail emerges from listening — not from a predetermined style.

Architectural perspective sketch of a tropical house with sloped roofs, shaded terraces, and open edges integrated into a steep vegetated site.

FORM AND MATERIALITY

Form is a reflection of material and construction technique. Spatial quality and perception arise from the encounter with natural light — not from decoration.

Architectural sketch of a tropical interior courtyard with filtered light, a gridded overhead canopy, trees, water, and open circulation between built volumes.

LIVING IN THE TROPICS

The boundary between interior and exterior must dissolve. In the tropical context, the events that occur between both worlds define the spatial experience — and must be designed with the same care as the rooms themselves.

Architectural sketch of a modern house set within dense tropical vegetation, showing deep overhangs, horizontal planes, and a close relationship between architecture and landscape.

HERE AND NOW

Architecture must belong to its time. Spaces and experiences can be contemporary without renouncing the history that precedes them — and without ignoring the landscape that surrounds them.

Isometric architectural drawing of a house organized around courtyards, terraces, planted voids, and shaded circulation, showing the relationship between built form, vegetation, and environmental design.

RESPONSIBLE DESIGN

Every project is an opportunity to build environments that improve environmental quality and generate healthy spaces — for those who inhabit them and for the city around them.

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