Studio Saxe has designed this tropical beach house hideaway located in Santa Teresa, a picturesque beachside town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. A jungle experience has been integrated into the house while framing views of the ocean. A series of structures with overlapping rooflines invite nature inside. By breaking up this home’s mass and creating an […]
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Coastal chic living on mountainous seaside village in Costa Rica
This coastal chic dwelling is by designer Beth Webb, located in Las Catalinas, a charming beach town on the Pacific Ocean in the Guanacaste Province of northwest Costa Rica. Surrounded by a tropical environment, this inviting home offers a clean, breezy palette full of luminosity. The designer was able to accomplish this by creating a refined […]
An incredibly fascinating eclectic modern home in Costa Rica
The design of this eclectic modern home centers on freedom and balance with nature, on a mountainside property in the beautiful small town of Santa Ana, San Jose, Costa Rica. The owner of this home built it in 2013 and his dream home, surrounded by lush gardens, mature trees and sensational views. Comprised of 7,534 square feet […]
Sustainably designed shipping container home in Costa Rica
Casa Incubo is a modular home consisting of eight shipping containers two stories high, built as a live/work space by architect Maria Jose Trejos in Escazú, an upscale suburb of San Jose, Costa Rica. Completed in 2013, the 4,305 square foot (400 square meters) property is not only surrounded by an abundance of nature, but it also encircles it with the […]
Sensational contemporary dwelling in Costa Rica: Casa Val
Casa Val is a stunning private contemporary dwelling designed by Jaime Rouillon Arquitectura, located in Escazú in the province of San José in Costa Rica. In this project completed in 2012, a courtyard provides intimacy holding water, light, and greenery. The materials’ surfaces interact and respond to the degree of enclosure between social functions. All family […]
Luxury beachfront retreat in Costa Rica: Casa Atrevida
Casa Atrevida is a luxurious, environmentally friendly vacation retreat designed by Luz de Piedra Arquitectos, located on a woodsy private refuge on the shores of the breathtaking Playa Preciosa, in Puerto Jimenez, the largest town on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. You can stay at this luxury beachfront property surrounded by a forest abundant with […]
Tropical Tree House Lodge in Costa Rica
On the Southern Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica you’ll find the jewel Tree House Lodge in the Gandoca Manzanillo Refuge. The complex is located on a 10 acre ocean front property in the famous Punta Uva beach, just south of Puerto Viejo in the province of Limon. This beach is considered one of the most […]
Sustainable living in a Costa Rican villa
This fascinating home in Atenas, Costa Rica is called ‘Villa Areopagus’, designed by Paravant Architects. Sitting on a modest site, the 8,072 square foot (750 square meters) home has been custom designed to be as intimately connected to the natural landscape around it as possible. The exterior facade that faces the street is mostly opaque, […]
Luxurious Hideaway: La Casa del Mar in Costa Rica
La Casa del Mar offers exquisite beachfront luxury inside the gated community of Hermosa Palms in Playa Hermosa, Jaco, Costa Rica. This spectacular brand new 6 bedroom private home features ocean views through huge two-storey windows that serve as walls in the ample living room and in the suites that overlook the beach. The whole […]
Sumptuous vacation retreat in a tropical rainforest
The fabulous Villa Romantica is a work of art, nestled in Manuel Antonio’s thriving tropical rainforest. Hidden from the road, the house is surrounded by Costa Rica’s spectacular natural beauty. Every feature of the house and property has been impeccably designed, and is of the highest quality. Designed by an award winning architect, the modern […]