Studio Saxe is a Costa Rica–based, internationally awarded architecture firm founded in 2004 by Benjamin Garcia Saxe. The studio is driven by a profound connection to nature, blending modern, globally influenced design with local craftsmanship, sustainable materials, and a tropical sensibility. With a multidisciplinary team, Studio Saxe is known for creating buildings and spaces that bridge the boundaries between natural habitats and inhabited environments, offering innovative, context-responsive architecture.
From residential retreats to hospitality and cultural projects across Costa Rica and beyond, the firm consistently explores new design approaches, treating each project as an opportunity for creative and sustainable solutions. Their work reflects a philosophy that buildings must resonate with their landscape—whether amidst rainforest canopies or urban settings—adapting global ideas to enrich local communities.
LOCATION: San Jose, Costa Rica
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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.
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…
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…
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,…
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…
The Holdener family bought a beautiful property with two breath-taking views: towards the ocean and into the jungle. We decided to rest the house against the back of the steep hill of the site in order to…
The biggest constraint we encountered was that the site was predominantly on a very steep slope, and the view of the ocean was captured only at the mid-upper portion of the site. We saw this not as…
