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Quebrada Ganado, Costa Rica
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Bahiti
Quebrada Ganado, Costa Rica
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
BUDGET
$100K - 500K
Located near Punta Leona in Garabito, Puntarenas, Bahiti House is set within a landscape defined by constant humidity, lush vegetation, and the sudden tropical rainstorms characteristic of Costa Rica’s Central Pacific region.
The site presented a unique condition: an artificial cut made years earlier had left a visible interruption in the natural topography. Rather than simply occupying the land, the project sought to repair it. The house is conceived as an extension of the mountain itself, using the roof as a new piece of topography that restores the visual and spatial continuity of the hillside.
The project's name originates from the word Bahiti, introduced by the client through his Indian heritage and associated with the idea of fortune. This concept is translated into an organizational strategy composed of seven equal modules: three dedicated to private spaces, three to social areas, and a seventh element that connects both through a bridge spanning across the pool.
Water plays a central role in the project. More than a recreational or visual feature, it structures the spatial experience, accompanies circulation, introduces constant movement, and contributes to the environmental performance of the open living spaces.
The roof responds directly to the activities it shelters. Its geometry is not the result of a formal gesture, but rather of the specific spatial, environmental, and experiential requirements of each programmatic component. The social areas are conceived as a contemporary palenque—open, shaded, and deeply connected to the surrounding landscape. In contrast, the bedrooms are envisioned as more solid and introspective volumes, where light, ventilation, and privacy are carefully controlled.
The house adopts the silhouette of the mountain it faces, echoing its profile through a series of folds and changing heights. Its orientation, slightly aligned along a northwest-southeast axis, allows for sunny mornings by the pool while protecting the living spaces from the prevailing northern rains.
Rather than imposing itself upon the site, Bahiti House seeks to complete an existing condition—transforming a wound in the landscape into a new inhabitable topography.
The site presented a unique condition: an artificial cut made years earlier had left a visible interruption in the natural topography. Rather than simply occupying the land, the project sought to repair it. The house is conceived as an extension of the mountain itself, using the roof as a new piece of topography that restores the visual and spatial continuity of the hillside.
The project's name originates from the word Bahiti, introduced by the client through his Indian heritage and associated with the idea of fortune. This concept is translated into an organizational strategy composed of seven equal modules: three dedicated to private spaces, three to social areas, and a seventh element that connects both through a bridge spanning across the pool.
Water plays a central role in the project. More than a recreational or visual feature, it structures the spatial experience, accompanies circulation, introduces constant movement, and contributes to the environmental performance of the open living spaces.
The roof responds directly to the activities it shelters. Its geometry is not the result of a formal gesture, but rather of the specific spatial, environmental, and experiential requirements of each programmatic component. The social areas are conceived as a contemporary palenque—open, shaded, and deeply connected to the surrounding landscape. In contrast, the bedrooms are envisioned as more solid and introspective volumes, where light, ventilation, and privacy are carefully controlled.
The house adopts the silhouette of the mountain it faces, echoing its profile through a series of folds and changing heights. Its orientation, slightly aligned along a northwest-southeast axis, allows for sunny mornings by the pool while protecting the living spaces from the prevailing northern rains.
Rather than imposing itself upon the site, Bahiti House seeks to complete an existing condition—transforming a wound in the landscape into a new inhabitable topography.
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