The Modular Black House sits on the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is part of the No Footprint House (NFH) series, which focuses on energy efficiency and sustainability. The design follows passive strategies such as natural cross ventilation, solar shading, and rainwater harvesting.
The Nook Modular Unit, designed by Isaac French, blends simplicity with nature, serving as an office, art studio, and guest quarters. French, an experiential hospitality developer and artist, crafted The Nook with meticulous attention to detail, optimizing the space for function, form, and efficiency.
The prefab homes are manufactured in modules or sections and then transported for assembly to the final location.
The Hermitage was born from experimentation with a simple and modular system, made entirely of wood, that responds to environmental and social needs starting with minimalist living and with a relationship to nature.
The collection of KOTO cabins within the landscape can be ‘added to (or taken from)’, reconfigured to the needs of the client and the constraints of the site.
We approached Carbon Dynamic a company that specialises in off-site modular construction using Cross Laminated Timber and wood fibre insulation. The Loch Nedd modular house is formed of three distinct elements linked by a top glazed corridor.
The “Sixty-one” is 95% wooden, a wooden modular family house. Its bearing structure is from glued wood and has exact joints made according to a Swiss patent.
The Eco Houses grew from a double conceptual root. On the one hand, ensuring the profitability of Pedras Salgadas Park as a tourist hotel project made the option between rehabilitating the existing hotel or building a new one a project that was as slow as it was costly.
