cantilevered swimming pool extends out from studio saxe’s ‘villa nuri’ in costa rica

villa nuri completes in lush costa rica

 

Studio Saxe‘s newly completed Villa Nuri occupies a narrow slope in Costa Rica where sunlight and lush forests guide the flow of daily life. The home presents a sequence of elevated rooms and terraces that adjust to the land while directing attention out toward the horizon.

 

The upper floor serves as the primary social zone, organized to capture the clearest ocean views. Here, glazing opens to long sightlines, and shaded overhangs frame the changing atmosphere above the water. Living areas extend toward a planted terrace and a slender pool that projects outward, giving the feeling of floating in the canopy.

 

Below this elevated platform, secondary bedrooms occupy a middle level that follows the slope and aligns with the line of trees. The configuration allows each room to face the landscape without interruption. Service areas are placed at the base, giving the structure a grounded presence while allowing the upper volumes to feel light and open.

images © Alvaro Fonseca – Depth Lens

 

 

studio saxe’s stepping residence for a sloping website

 

The architects at Studio Saxe labored with the slim website by stepping the structure in measured increments. A horizontal base carries the heavier components of the home and helps a steel-framed higher stage. The shift from concrete and stone beneath to timber and open metalwork above creates a gradual change in weight and tone as one strikes upward.

 

Cross air flow flows by means of lengthy corridors and excessive ceilings, aided by open facades on two sides. The planted terrace softens the sting of the higher ground and merges indoor and outside areas, whereas the cantilevered pool extends the expertise additional throughout the slope.

Villa Nuri sits on a Costa Rican hillside formed by shifting terrain and ocean views

 

 

interiors reply to costa rican context

 

Villa Nuri introduces a peaceful inside sequence that attracts from Costa Rican craft and the encircling forest. A inexperienced wall marks the doorway, establishing an instantaneous reference to vegetation. Inside, black-and-white tiles recall conventional home patterns, and timber surfaces carry heat to the circulation paths.

 

Color is used with intention. Cobalt furnishings echo the ocean and sky, establishing quiet moments of saturation throughout the restrained palette. Openings alongside the corridors keep airflow, retaining the inside comfy all through the day whereas permitting birds and ambient sounds to move by means of freely.

the higher ground gathers social areas round a planted terrace and a cantilevered pool

 

 

an environmentally-minded strategy

 

The home depends on passive cooling, shaded apertures, and the microclimate created by surrounding vegetation. Stone and timber keep regular inside temperatures, and photo voltaic publicity is rigorously moderated to cut back power demand. Solar panels provide energy to the higher stage, supporting an environment friendly each day rhythm.

 

Vegetation throughout the terraces filters mild and air, producing refined modifications in temperature as one strikes by means of the home. These methods give Villa Nuri an ease that feels according to its hillside setting.

 

The challenge combines a stable concrete base with a prefabricated metal framework above. This hybrid system permits the home to handle the hillside with precision whereas opening the higher stage to expansive views. The group adjusted supplies in line with perform: the bottom stays sheltered and enclosed, whereas the higher areas depend on lighter components to attain openness towards each the ocean and the mountains.

secondary rooms comply with the slope on a center stage with clear views towards the bushes

 

 

The shopper describes the home as a spot suspended between views of the cover and the structure itself: ‘I saw an article about Casa Flotanta years ago and thought it was such an incredible house. So when I bought the lot and began searching for an architect, I knew I had to find the person who designed it.

 

‘I visited the website and was immediately drawn to the projects I found there. When I finally met Benjamin, I realized he was not only a brilliant architect but also someone with an open mind, someone I could truly collaborate with on the house.

 

‘My favorite place in the house is floating at the end of the cantilevered pool. I can look out at the beautiful view while floating ten meters over the ground. I’m nearly like a chicken! I can then flip round and respect the attractive structure of the home.’

a concrete base helps lighter metal and timber buildings as the home rises