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Tierra Amor Retreat Villas
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0 sqft - 1000 sqft
The proposal responds to Tierra Amor, a development in Nosara, Guanacaste, conceived as a place of reconnection with nature, where architecture becomes part of a broader intention to restore a sensitive relationship with the land. Within this context, the project explores refuge as a way of inhabiting and growing within the landscape, finding balance between built form and environment.
The spaces are born from the shadow of a gently shaped roof that is lost among the curves of the landscape, a leaf concept that protects and collects water to bring life back to the ground, a house that returns and feeds. The experience of being one with the horizon or isolating yourself in privacy through a flexible and interactive skin. A house where the internal space expands and opens without barriers to be part of everything, or contracts to protect and connect with the most intimate. The skins move like layers, inviting light, closing for privacy, opening at dawn or dusk. All phases of light and darkness can be experienced throughout the day and night.
The careful selection of materials is driven by a low-carbon approach rooted in local availability and environmental logic. The base of reinforced soil and bahareque connects directly with the earth through ocher tones, reducing embodied energy while allowing the structure to integrate naturally with its surroundings. Water collection and filtration systems are embedded within the architecture, supporting the rehydration of the land and reinforcing a cyclical relationship between building and ecosystem.
The main bamboo structure is soft and light, forming a subtle curved roof protected by layers of wood, straw, or mud, all materials that can be sourced regionally and assembled using low-impact construction techniques. This interplay of materials blends visually with the environment while acting as climatic protection, reducing the need for mechanical systems and lowering operational energy demand. Skin layers are formed as we observe and seek to create a responsive architecture that continuously mediates between environment and inhabitant. These layers create multiple ways of relating to oneself, to others, to nature, to weather, and to natural materials. Spaces respond to a constant search to connect, to observe, and to be part of existence.
The project is organized as a low-impact and adaptable system, where construction techniques are aligned with local craftsmanship and materials are selected for durability, reparability, and climate performance. Spatially, it allows for flexible configurations that support different modes of inhabitation while minimizing footprint and environmental disruption. In this way, architecture becomes a framework for living lightly on the land, where comfort, climate, and material logic converge in a shared ecological balance.
The spaces are born from the shadow of a gently shaped roof that is lost among the curves of the landscape, a leaf concept that protects and collects water to bring life back to the ground, a house that returns and feeds. The experience of being one with the horizon or isolating yourself in privacy through a flexible and interactive skin. A house where the internal space expands and opens without barriers to be part of everything, or contracts to protect and connect with the most intimate. The skins move like layers, inviting light, closing for privacy, opening at dawn or dusk. All phases of light and darkness can be experienced throughout the day and night.
The careful selection of materials is driven by a low-carbon approach rooted in local availability and environmental logic. The base of reinforced soil and bahareque connects directly with the earth through ocher tones, reducing embodied energy while allowing the structure to integrate naturally with its surroundings. Water collection and filtration systems are embedded within the architecture, supporting the rehydration of the land and reinforcing a cyclical relationship between building and ecosystem.
The main bamboo structure is soft and light, forming a subtle curved roof protected by layers of wood, straw, or mud, all materials that can be sourced regionally and assembled using low-impact construction techniques. This interplay of materials blends visually with the environment while acting as climatic protection, reducing the need for mechanical systems and lowering operational energy demand. Skin layers are formed as we observe and seek to create a responsive architecture that continuously mediates between environment and inhabitant. These layers create multiple ways of relating to oneself, to others, to nature, to weather, and to natural materials. Spaces respond to a constant search to connect, to observe, and to be part of existence.
The project is organized as a low-impact and adaptable system, where construction techniques are aligned with local craftsmanship and materials are selected for durability, reparability, and climate performance. Spatially, it allows for flexible configurations that support different modes of inhabitation while minimizing footprint and environmental disruption. In this way, architecture becomes a framework for living lightly on the land, where comfort, climate, and material logic converge in a shared ecological balance.
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