Patio House by Garnier Arquitectos Offers A Beautiful of The Pacific Ocean
Located in Puntarenas, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, in a luxury residential community in Playa Hermosa, Patio House is a project developed within a 1924 square meters property designed by Garnier Arquitectos. It is surrounded by gardens in the middle of the tropical nature that surrounds the community and the Pacific Ocean on the west side.
The land is characterized by being flat, having two slopes on its sides that divide the adjoining lots. In its two main ends, one entrance faces the public street, and another has a view of the sea.
The house is designed in a 800 square meter lot. The intention of the design was to create a main block with private areas, the program of the social area was a transversal block to the main block, giving priority to the view-the sea.
The private block on the second level provides coverage and shade to the terrace on the first level, the main social spaces integrated into the terrace and the central patio that incorporates vegetation, to give a bioclimatic treatment to the areas surrounding this patio.
The project is oriented from east to west, giving value to its main view that occupies the sea. It has complete service areas, five secondary bedrooms, the main bedroom, and large social areas that face the west, allowing residents to enjoy the sunset merging with the sea.
The composition of the architectural program around the main patio gives the house freshness and transparency towards that garden which integrates the exterior with the interior, creating a feeling of “always sharing with nature”.
The architects call the design of the residence “contemporary tropical. “We have taken it to the modern without forgetting the climate and its location in Costa Rica, using materials such as concrete, metal, and glass, mixed with wood, clay tiles, and vegetation, softening the modern and adding warmth. In addition, these materials contribute to the bioclimatic design that we address in the project in general,” the studio explains.
Photographer Andrés García Lachner
