Architects: Studio NEBA x Pablo Luna Studio
Location: Playa Pelada, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Category: Private House
Design Team: Ilse Bos, Sagar Chitrakar, Pablo Luna
Area: 100 SQM
Year: 2018
Status: Under Construction

The house is designed with s a full immersion of what our earth has to offer, located in one of the most impressive coral reefs in Costa Rica.

The open patio on both sides with overgrown vegetation and the vertical lights shafts to introduce a daily light play, and welcomes you on a natural experience with fine luxury freshness and the warmth of the earth assets.

The house is transformable into a single unit and also a double unit with provision of the staircase and 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.

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 centerpiece of the bedroom. A robust piece of nature which indulge to enjoy the panoramic view in the most comfortable way.

The roof structure contains a light void on top, which allows natural daylight to bathe inside the bedroom. 

One can contemplate, admiring the seamless fluidity between interior and exterior.

The warmth of the wood, the fresh sea breeze reaches all the nooks and corners of the house, leaving you feeling fresh and energized.It creates an environment of peace and solitude where simplicity and complexity meet.