Casa con Vista, Costa Rica / Studio Saxe
In Nosara, Costa Rica, we present a modern tropical home defined by its clean lines that effortlessly frame breathtaking ocean views and establish a unique sense of place.
Benjamin Garcia Saxe set up his own practice in San Jose, Costa Rica in 2004, with the aim of exploring our relationship with the natural environment through architecture. Since then, Studio Saxe has grown into an award-winning international practice made up of a multidisciplinary team, creating buildings and spaces by blending technological innovation with handcrafted techniques to form truly sustainable designs. Founded on the belief that buildings must connect to their landscape – whether a tropical paradise or a concrete jungle – Studio Saxe brings a global attitude to solve local problems. Ideas and techniques from around the world can be harnessed to benefit communities, both at home and abroad. Local traditions and identities are explored and developed, ensuring a process whereby we learn from the past and build for the future.
The dedicated architects and designers at Studio Saxe uncover new design solutions for every project, treating each building as an opportunity to improve methods and approaches, responding to specific places. Working alongside clients and collaborators, the studio continually seeks new forms and functions that blur the boundaries between natural habitats and inhabited space.
LOCATION: United Kingdom, Costa Rica, United States
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In Nosara, Costa Rica, we present a modern tropical home defined by its clean lines that effortlessly frame breathtaking ocean views and establish a unique sense of place.
Inspired by the traditional concept of treehouses, we dove deep into understanding the unique topographical and geological conditions of the site for our design of the Suitree Experience Hotel.
Casa Azucar is a clear reflection of our client’s personality who wanted to create a clean beach-like feel so the colors, textures, and materials chosen were light and soft.
Studio Saxe weaves tropical pergola in the jungle of the Caribbean coast of Puerto Viejo, Limon. Pavilions were joined through a woven network of pergolas that blend with the jungle creating a sense of unity through an internal courtyard.
Eco-conscious family business Andaluz commissioned Studio Saxe to create experiences around architectural designs that harness the power of the environment to create life changing experiences.
Project: Andaluz Courtyard House Architects: Studio Saxe Architecture Design Director: Benjamin G. Saxe Builder: JIMACO Structural Engineer: Sotela Alfaro Ltda. Electromechanical Engineer: Dynamo Studio Landscape: Vida Design Studio Location: Nosara, Costa Rica Date of completion: 2019 Area: Approx. 464m2 Photography: Roberto D’Ambrosio Overview Eco-conscious family business Andaluz commissioned Studio Saxe to create experiences around architectural
Studio Saxe was commissioned to design a family home perched on the hilltops of the town of Nosara Costa Rica, that would blend and hide within its natural surroundings whilst opening to the dramatic ocean and mountain views.
As an extension to the Gilded Iguana Hotel in the town of Nosara, The Athletic Center was designed as a small village amongst the trees that creates a public space which integrates locals with visitors with similar interests of pursuing an active lifestyle and wellbeing.
Large openings on every level of the Joya Villas make the building seem lightweight and they connect the inhabitants to the surrounding natural environment. A delicate timber staircase appears to float from one floor to the other, suspended by the finest steel cables.
Studio Saxe has completed a boutique hotel and yoga studio set into in tropical landscape of Nosara, Costa Rica. The project is another in a long line of sustainable buildings from the practice that blend contemporary design with local craftsmanship …
Architects: Benjamin Garcia Saxe Project: Ocean Eye / Sustainable Terrace House Location: Puntarenas, Costa Rica Date of Completion: May 2016 Area: 350m2 Photographs: Andres Garcia Lachner Architecture Team: Design Director: Benjamin Garcia Saxe Project Coordinator: Laura Morelli Design Team: Cesar Coto, Rogelio Quesada, Alejandro Gonzalez, Maribel Mora This sustainable terrace house was designed by Benjamin Garcia Saxe in
Project: Flotanta House Architects: Studio Saxe Client: Gooden-Nahome Family Design Director: Benjamin Garcia Saxe Project Coordinator: Daniel Sancho Design Development: Soki So Construction Documentation: Roger Navarro Structural Engineer: Sotela Alfaro Ltd Builder: Dante Medri Location: Puntarenas, Costa Rica Area: Approx. 300m2 Photo Credits: Andres Garcia Lachner Flotanta House is a family home designed by architect