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Casa D3
Costa Rica
Firm
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2006
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
Casa D3 is the first phase of a housing cluster designed for a site located west of San José. This steeply sloped terrain offers expansive views to the northwest, as well as privileged views of the lush vegetation preserved within the residential development and surrounding the plot. This natural setting is embodied in the land through three large Guanacaste trees that bring a sense of warmth and shelter to the space while introducing a delicate, enduring presence.
“The role that nature can play as a possible model for architecture is an age-old and recurring question throughout architectural history.” Our interest in approaching projects lies in seeking a new formulation that does not result in an empty simulacrum or a superficial imitation of natural forms, but rather in striving to establish their hidden geometry, to penetrate the spirit that lies behind them. The complexity of contemporary experience often presents itself as scattered fragments and contradictory realities.
“When working with the imprecise and the indeterminate, it is necessary to do so using precise elements.” A cartography of the site and its circumstances has been traced to discover its possibilities. Vegetation, orientation, climate, and topography become architectural components that shape the volumetric layout. In this way, the project can belong to its place without resorting to the simplistic use of typologies, forms, or even construction materials, instead using the design process itself to shape the space.
“More important than the skill to dream spaces is the architect’s capacity to imagine human situations.” As if it were a natural behavior, the project seeks to follow coherent rules without rigidifying the spaces, allowing each to flow into the next, moving inward and outward, upward and downward. The perception of this underlying order shifts as we move from one place to another and as the intensity of light changes. We aim for the spaces to be this and that, rather than this or that. A foyer is not merely a foyer it is also a space of multiple connections. A living area can feel intimate or open to other spaces. A terrace may encourage either movement or stillness, and the definition of these dualities is always in the hands of the observer.
Two decades after its completion, Casa D3 has revealed how architecture can consolidate over time. What was once a new intervention is now deeply rooted, its spaces enriched by the patina of use and the slow transformation of its surroundings. Far from fading, the house has gained resonance and presence, demonstrating that when architecture is guided by essential principles, it does not diminish with the years but rather matures, acquiring new layers of meaning in dialogue with nature and everyday life.
“The role that nature can play as a possible model for architecture is an age-old and recurring question throughout architectural history.” Our interest in approaching projects lies in seeking a new formulation that does not result in an empty simulacrum or a superficial imitation of natural forms, but rather in striving to establish their hidden geometry, to penetrate the spirit that lies behind them. The complexity of contemporary experience often presents itself as scattered fragments and contradictory realities.
“When working with the imprecise and the indeterminate, it is necessary to do so using precise elements.” A cartography of the site and its circumstances has been traced to discover its possibilities. Vegetation, orientation, climate, and topography become architectural components that shape the volumetric layout. In this way, the project can belong to its place without resorting to the simplistic use of typologies, forms, or even construction materials, instead using the design process itself to shape the space.
“More important than the skill to dream spaces is the architect’s capacity to imagine human situations.” As if it were a natural behavior, the project seeks to follow coherent rules without rigidifying the spaces, allowing each to flow into the next, moving inward and outward, upward and downward. The perception of this underlying order shifts as we move from one place to another and as the intensity of light changes. We aim for the spaces to be this and that, rather than this or that. A foyer is not merely a foyer it is also a space of multiple connections. A living area can feel intimate or open to other spaces. A terrace may encourage either movement or stillness, and the definition of these dualities is always in the hands of the observer.
Two decades after its completion, Casa D3 has revealed how architecture can consolidate over time. What was once a new intervention is now deeply rooted, its spaces enriched by the patina of use and the slow transformation of its surroundings. Far from fading, the house has gained resonance and presence, demonstrating that when architecture is guided by essential principles, it does not diminish with the years but rather matures, acquiring new layers of meaning in dialogue with nature and everyday life.
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