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Casa Bersatu
Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Casa Bersatu was conceived as a gathering place for a family whose members live in different parts of the world and find in this house a space to come together.
The design seeks to bring together family memory, climate, and landscape in order to create an experience of home in nature.
The client gave us freedom throughout the design process, with the intention that the house would function as a short-term rental, but above all as a space for family reunions—a shared home.
The proposal responds specifically to the site and to Costa Rica’s climatic conditions, while also incorporating references connected to the family’s roots, shaped by life experiences in Southeast Asia and other tropical environments.
Casa Bersatu draws on the principles and atmospheres of traditional tropical architecture and translates them into a rational organization suited to the place.
Set on a site of remarkable natural beauty, with views of the jungle and the Costa Rican Pacific Ocean, the house sits on a steeply sloped lot, immersed in vegetation yet close to the road.
Given these conditions, the main challenge was to find a precise position that would take advantage of the best views without sacrificing privacy from the street.
The house presents a more contained geometry toward the front, while opening widely toward the landscape.
The project also preserves and incorporates the existing vegetation as an essential part of the spatial experience. Two mango trees were integrated into the architectural layout and became part of the primary bedroom. In its bathroom, a wall extends and curves to enclose an intimate garden, where these trees rise through the roof overhang and frame the ocean view from the bathtub.
The service volume is located at the highest point of the site and then extends over columns where the slope descends, avoiding significant earth movement and preserving the existing vegetation.
The house was designed to be lived in through passive strategies suited to the tropical climate.
The ventilated double roof helps dissipate heat, while cross ventilation constantly renews the indoor air.
Its opening toward the ocean allows the sea breeze to flow in, maintaining a comfortable temperature throughout the year and reducing the need for artificial cooling.
A large roof overhang protects the main terrace, which opens toward the jungle and the ocean, while folding wooden louvers regulate privacy, airflow, and solar exposure.
Thanks to its orientation toward the sunset, the house receives warm afternoon light filtered through the louvers, bathing the interior and reinforcing its serene atmosphere.
Today, Casa Bersatu functions both as a home and as short-term accommodation, while also serving as a setting for yoga and meditation retreats. Its spaciousness, warmth, and connection to nature make it a place for contemplation and gathering.
The design seeks to bring together family memory, climate, and landscape in order to create an experience of home in nature.
The client gave us freedom throughout the design process, with the intention that the house would function as a short-term rental, but above all as a space for family reunions—a shared home.
The proposal responds specifically to the site and to Costa Rica’s climatic conditions, while also incorporating references connected to the family’s roots, shaped by life experiences in Southeast Asia and other tropical environments.
Casa Bersatu draws on the principles and atmospheres of traditional tropical architecture and translates them into a rational organization suited to the place.
Set on a site of remarkable natural beauty, with views of the jungle and the Costa Rican Pacific Ocean, the house sits on a steeply sloped lot, immersed in vegetation yet close to the road.
Given these conditions, the main challenge was to find a precise position that would take advantage of the best views without sacrificing privacy from the street.
The house presents a more contained geometry toward the front, while opening widely toward the landscape.
The project also preserves and incorporates the existing vegetation as an essential part of the spatial experience. Two mango trees were integrated into the architectural layout and became part of the primary bedroom. In its bathroom, a wall extends and curves to enclose an intimate garden, where these trees rise through the roof overhang and frame the ocean view from the bathtub.
The service volume is located at the highest point of the site and then extends over columns where the slope descends, avoiding significant earth movement and preserving the existing vegetation.
The house was designed to be lived in through passive strategies suited to the tropical climate.
The ventilated double roof helps dissipate heat, while cross ventilation constantly renews the indoor air.
Its opening toward the ocean allows the sea breeze to flow in, maintaining a comfortable temperature throughout the year and reducing the need for artificial cooling.
A large roof overhang protects the main terrace, which opens toward the jungle and the ocean, while folding wooden louvers regulate privacy, airflow, and solar exposure.
Thanks to its orientation toward the sunset, the house receives warm afternoon light filtered through the louvers, bathing the interior and reinforcing its serene atmosphere.
Today, Casa Bersatu functions both as a home and as short-term accommodation, while also serving as a setting for yoga and meditation retreats. Its spaciousness, warmth, and connection to nature make it a place for contemplation and gathering.
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