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Teahouse

Teahouse

Guiones, Costa Rica

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Teahouse

Guiones, Costa Rica

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LOOP Design Studio

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2020

SIZE

0 sqft - 1000 sqft

Teahouse is a masterclass in design restraint and material longevity. Conceived for a client committed to the 80/20 principle, the home invests its area and resources strategically, dedicating 80 percent of the built footprint to a multifunctional open ranch—a sociable, adaptable space for reading, cooking, practicing yoga, and gathering with friends. The remaining 20 percent provides private respite. What distinguishes this project is its deliberate philosophy of patina over perfection: designed not to dazzle today, but to reveal its true character as it ages across a decade, weathering the Pacific climate with grace rather than degradation. Every material was selected for its ability to improve with time, reducing maintenance burden and environmental waste over the home's lifecycle.

Located a few meters from Guiones Beach in Nosara, Teahouse demonstrates how architecture can respond to its tropical coastal context through intelligence rather than mechanical systems. The design leverages carefully oriented openings, strategic overhangs, and spatial planning to capture prevailing breezes and natural shade, eliminating the need for air conditioning while maintaining year-round comfort. The material palette of local timber and concrete reflects both vernacular Costa Rican traditions and contemporary durability standards. Site planning preserves existing vegetation and manages stormwater on-site, with the built footprint occupying less than 27 percent of the lot. Developed in collaboration with SPHERA Sustainability Consulting, Teahouse integrates environmental performance as an inseparable dimension of design—a proof point that sustainable architecture and aesthetic refinement are not competing ambitions, but natural allies.

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