Costa rica

Located in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Casa Seis Patios is a single-family residence designed for an art enthusiast seeking a home deeply connected to the natural environment. The project is organized around six patios, strategic voids that articulate the spatial layout, allow natural light and cross ventilation, and dissolve the boundaries between indoors and outdoors through the integration of vegetation in every space. At the heart of the volume lies the main patio, where the house fully opens toward a central pool, turning this space into a true gathering point. Andres García Lachner Andres García Lachner Andres García Lachner Andres García Lachner Conceived as a livable gallery, every corner is designed as a stage... More

Black Pearl House is a wonderful example of how modern architecture can harmoniously blend with the tropical environment. The design team focused on highlighting the purity of form through the use of rationalist features such as right angles and precise decompositions, creating visuals that integrate with the natural environment's highlights. The goal was to reinterpret the tropical lifestyle of the area, using streamlined and contemporary lines that blend the interior spaces with the landscape. Andrés García Lachner Andrés García Lachner Located in the town of Cerro de San Juan in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, the house is surrounded by lush vegetation and offers breathtaking views of the sea. The architect... More

This exceptional interior design is the result of artistic clients who let us create an out of the box living experience! They wanted new spaces to be enjoyed by the whole family, including the small ones! Oversized and custom-made multi-level sofas that define creativity are the centerpiece of this double height room. Andrés García Lachner Andrés García Lachner Andrés García Lachner Andrés García Lachner A watercolor personalized wallpaper ties the room together, and brings verticality to the high pieces of furniture collecting world and ludic memories. Between both shelves, a spectacular minimalist lamp is the center of attention. Andrés García L... More

Located in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica,  FAMM Arquitectura's latest project stands as a testament to tropical modernism, integrating contemporary design with the area's natural surroundings. The house aims to provide a harmonious space that seamlessly incorporates modern living into the existing tropical landscape. The design focuses on a balanced integration of contemporary elements within the lush environment, creating a sanctuary that reflects the intersection of nature and modern architecture. Caption Andrés García www.garcialachner.com Casa Jungla is a single-family residence located in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. This region is characterized by its natural richness, proximity to a variety of beaches, and a tro... More

Jaguar Negro is inspired by the History of Mexico in two ways. The first one is intimately linked to the ancestral heritage of the Aztec culture, already distant in time and characterized by legends that have been transferred from generation to generation. And a second counterpart, much closer to our time, based on the Colonial Hacienda and its way of experiencing space, but brought to the present with contemporary touches that have a lot to do with the use of material. The project is, then, the result of an aesthetic and functional binomial, where graphic design and interior design conspire in order to create total coherence in the concept of this magical project located in 7 Bancas Escazú - Costa Rica. Andrés Garcí... More

Guarumo is a contemporary residence located on the Costa Rican Pacific coast, where the characteristic tropical landscape is harmoniously combined with modern, simple and discreet architecture, all with a high degree of aesthetics / design.  Leonardo Finotti The project is located on a steep hillside, so the adequate positioning of the architectural program is essential to guaranteeing a proper adaptation. The staggering of its blocks favors a real adaptation to the topography of the site, minimizing the impact to the soils and avoiding large movements of land and expensive retaining walls. At the same time, it capitalizes on the spectacular views of both the ocean and the dense natural landscape that surrounds it.   Leon... More

NoRootsHomes is a new modular freestyle prefab eco home designed for faster building and adapted​ to all-terrain. ​NoRootsHomes is an innovative eco sustainable house. Its system structure is a steel frame seismic resistance and timber frame with hemp insulation and ventilated wooden roof that naturally regulates the interior temperature. NoRootshomes suits every lifestyle. ​The highly configurable design offers different options indoor and outdoor, like exterior cladding and interior finishes. NoRootsHomes sustainable design ​is low waste and more efficient, contributing to the climate-change challenge, the circular economy and guaranteeing more flexibility and control in every construction step compared to the most traditional buildings.... More

CONCEPT   Connecting with nature,  Simplicity and purity. Creating an environment of peace and solitude where simplicity and complexity meet. - LVL + 0The house is transformable into a single unit and also a double unit with provision of the staircase. It allows secluded privacy for each individual. Each unit will give the same ambiance yet a different experience. The open floor plan provides flexibility in usage of both spaces.   LVL + 1 The moment you enter the upper floor with winding open staircase, it gives you a feeling of a natural flow with the wind. In the bedroom the morning sky or gloomy night light welcomes you.  Just two steps further outside on the balcony, the copper bathtub stands, a luxury ce... More

CONCEPT Nourishing spaces to body and soul. A sanctuary for Gyrotonic®, Pilates and Ballet, overlooking the soothing ocean waves and calming lush greenery. SITEPlaya Pelada, Costa Rica One of the most impressive coral reefs in Costa Rica. --- ⁣Chi Chi Studio is a multifunctional space to connect with yourself and your surroundings. With constraints of the structural limit set by the use of natural materials, it became an opportunity to carve out intricate spaces within those limits. An interesting act of constraints turning into opportunities.    The studio building expresses itself in its natural and authentic way through the physical properties of the materials. The lower floor houses an open juice bar with an indoor... More

In the Papagayo peninsula, placed on the tip of an seaward pointing, and slightly downward sloping ridge of a peninsular shaped lot, with forest on both sides ( one a natural reserve), is the house named Indios Desnudos. It is named after some of the most characteristic trees on the lot, indio desnudo (naked indian) they make up a focal point of the house, especially in the main living area. A house is designed to enjoy outdoor living and the views. Because of this, it is designed to be comfortable without the (optional) use of air conditioning. The internal spaces are integrated with the exteriors, which makes being in the interior feels like being outside. All living spaces have a view of the sea or the forest reserve. It has its main... More

The project is located in San Joaquín de Flores, Heredia, Costa Rica. Although the location is in the suburban area, the owner had a very special idea for this project aiming for a very peaceful space.We started with a challenge from our client to define a space to get away from the daily stress. A place where he can go, disconnect from the reality and have peace of mind. Also besides the peaceful place, he requested a private place to practice meditation and for last a place to hang out and have social meetings when planned. But the most important fact was to be careful that neither of these spaces would interrupt with each other. That’s how we started to tailor different layers of sensations in order to accomplish the challenge.Trying to... More

Los jobos is a new and quite neighborhood at the south area of playa tamarindo community. This area is located in the ‘green corridor’ that connects tamarindo and langosta estuaries with the forests and mountains that surround tamarindo. This corridor is used by animals to come down from the mountains and have access to the water of the of the estuaries during the dry season. The property that is surround by a beautiful forest and it has a stepped slope next to the access leaving 100% of the property under the street level. Because of this, our client asked us to lift up part of the program trying to reach the views and also share a great connection with the canopies of the trees that surround the property. Social and services areas, the st... More