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Major recent properties to visit include the Gardenia, Rohrmoser, San Jose, designed by award-winning architects Studio Saxe. Large planted terraces create costa rica’s first vertical garden building that blends nature within a city environment.
Papagayo 404, a house extension design by architects Studio CAVA above the bay on the Papagayo Peninsula, in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. A modern home raised on slanted steel columns over the dry forest. A new kitchen and the living room, two bathrooms, pools, jacuzzi, decks, fire pit and an outdoor kitchen
Costa Rica architecture news, best new architectural projects in this small Central American country. See built environment updates + property photos. Find building construction design info & images of contemporary properties
Carazo Arquitectura‘s Maravé LXR Hotel by Hilton master plan in Costa Rica, begins with the terrain. Topography, buildable areas, vegetation, views, and access define the location and scale of each component, replacing a single resort object with a distributed architectural landscape that follows the site’s natural structure
Studio Saxe Architects ‘ project is grounded in the idea of constant discovery. There is no single moment where Casa Akíga is fully understood. Instead, it reveals itself through movement, through walking, and through time in Costa Rica
The Watermark is an ultra-prime residential development located on Grand Cayman’s Seven Mile Beach, comprising just 51 exclusive residences, including grand residences and penthouses developed by Watermark Limited
At the heart of Nosara, Costa Rica, Calma Residence withdraws into the landscape—drawing light, air, and greenery into every space. Home designed by Carazo Arquitectura around introversion and biophilic principles, the structure frames the surrounding forest from within. A single roof unifies the house, allowing it to sit quietly and unobtrusively beneath the trees
Casa Komorebi by architect Studio Saxe unfolds around a garden, connecting under a single floating roof in Costa Rica. Nature becomes the pathway, guiding movement between views of ocean, forest, and sky
Poder Judicial de San Ramón by Carazo Arquitectura. A civic landmark where architecture translates fundamental values of Costa Rica‘s justice system. Solidity, transparency, plurality, and balance in built form
Entering Casa Chavarria is stepping outdoors. Carazo Arquitectura‘s design inverts domestic space’s usual order. Nature isn’t conceived as a framed view, but as a presence to be inhabited in Costa Rica
Casa Anahata – hillside residence in Costa Rica conceived by Carazo Arquitectura as a calm refuge overlooking Central Valley. Built on a steep site, the project reinterprets tropical living
Studio Saxe Architects designed the house that adapts to the slope while elevating daily life in Costa Rica. A solid base anchors the Villa Nuri to the terrain, while an upper level opens outward to frame ocean view
Nekajui Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica, by 10 Design with Gensler. Resort architecture and interiors form seamless extension of the landscape—elevated yet understated, honoring the environment
Architect Studio Saxe’s concept for Casa Solai, Costa Rica, is rooted in a dialogue between protected and open. The modern home’s fragmented composition creates layered moments of arrival, framed views, and fluid relationships
Studio Saxe Architects‘ Rio Perdido West Bungalows, Costa Rica. Floating pavilions elevate hotel experience. Each home rests on slender pilotis as rainwater and wildlife flow freely below