Arena House / Álvarez Arquitectos
- Area :
208 m²
year:
2022
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Lead Architect:
Jose Manuel Alvarez Cruz
Text description provided by the architects. Located on the sand facing the sea on the beach of Santa Teresa Costa Rica, surrounded by tropical vegetation between palm trees and local trees that give it the necessary shade to become a cozy and cool space for the local temperatures.
The project is a two-story beach house with a marked emphasis on outdoor living, a double-height social area, the kitchen that connects directly to this area, and a deck and pool with sea views, thus combining the complete experience of house. The bedrooms on the second level seek to connect with the surrounding nature, and the bedroom on the first level has a bathroom with an internal garden.
The white wood and the palm tree combine the tropical character of the project on the main facade and reinforce the ideal aesthetic characteristics to represent the good taste and the use of some of the best elements of tropical architecture. In addition to continuing to use the details of wood and cane brava as small accents of the language of the house.
The tropical climate in the area, given Costa Rica’s magnificent geographical location, forces to solve the project in a mixed way between the traditional and the modern, originating in sustainable solutions over time and construction, with wood as a structural element of a building facing the landmark becomes more durable and easier to maintain than other materials such as steel, windows in PVC systems fulfill the same function. The slope of the roof favors the proper drainage of rain and takes advantage of this opportunity to provide a palm finish that further reflects the use of tropical aesthetics in the architecture.
The openings to the outside take advantage of the ventilation coming from the sea, especially in the afternoon. By preserving the vegetation found around the house, the aim is to reduce the speed of the wind and avoid gusts that could disrupt the daily use of the house.
The distribution hierarchises the experience abroad, passing through different layers that lead from the most private to the most public, thus integrating the site’s most public context, the beach, without compromising the privacy of its residents.
This project takes elements of good taste, tropical architecture, the right materials, the user experience, the environment and the vegetation, and combines them in such a way that a memorable and premium beach experience is generated for the user.
