StudioSaxe_SirenaHouse_Costa Rican Beach House

Designed by Costa Rica based Studio Saxe, the  Sirena House  is designed with the idea of ‘integrating the jungle experience’ into the house. Situated in the town of Santa Teresa, the house looks out into the ocean. 

StudioSaxe_SirenaHouse_Costa Rican Beach House
StudioSaxe_SirenaHouse_Costa Rican Beach House

The design process started with decomposing the mass of the building into a series of pavilions with overlapping roofs that create interesting circulation spaces between the volumes. With the various volumes, the architects integrated the home into the lush green of its surroundings. 

StudioSaxe_SirenaHouse_Costa Rican Beach House
StudioSaxe_SirenaHouse_Costa Rican Beach House

Different volumes of the house, hosts different programs. The pavilions are divided into bedrooms, living spaces, service areas, and all volumes are weaved together through the connected indoor/outdoor space circulation, allowing the inhabitant to experience the intense natural surrounding, whilst in the comfort of their own home. 

StudioSaxe_SirenaHouse_Costa Rican Beach House
StudioSaxe_SirenaHouse_Costa Rican Beach House
The deconstructivism of the house, into several volumes allows cross-ventilation, which is very beneficial for user comfort in the tropical climate. The extended rooflines have been carefully placed to the building into a series of pavilions with overlapping roofs that create interesting circulation spaces between the volumes. Other sustainable systems such as rainwater catchment, water recycling systems, energy generation have all been incorporated into the design.
StudioSaxe_SirenaHouse_Costa Rican Beach House
StudioSaxe_SirenaHouse_Costa Rican Beach House
Series of thin columns have been designed to support the roof planes to create a sensation of floating rooflines. A combination of steel and wood construction with concrete foundations allows for the lightness of space, while blurring the boundaries between the structure and the outside.
StudioSaxe_SirenaHouse_Costa Rican Beach House
StudioSaxe_SirenaHouse_Costa Rican Beach House

  Find more at Studio Saxe’s website

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Project Credits
Location: Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Date of completion: November 2020
Client: Private Residence
Area:  Approx. 1000m2
Studio Saxe Design Director: Benjamin G. Saxe 
Builder:
Adrian y Alvarado Empresa Constructora
Structural Engineer: Sotela Alfaro LTD
Electromechanical Engineer: Dynamo Studio            
Interior Design: Pauline Steenkamer Nosara Design
Photography: Andres Garcia Lachner
Landscape: Vida Design Studio

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