Casa Sirena Featured on BBC’s “8 of the world’s best forest homes”
Many of the designers in Living in the Forest (Phaidon) “have drawn from the past to build homes for the future… inspired by folklore, indigenous culture, vernacular architecture or the land itself”. In doing so, they have broken new ground in green construction, “reframing the way we live in nature”.
Studio Saxe was entrusted to design a unique beachfront residence in the picturesque Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. Our team of architects masterfully integrated the house with the jungle setting while framing stunning ocean views. The design features a series of pavilions with overlapping roofs, blending into the surrounding greenery. Expansive terraces and glazed corridors filled with foliage emphasize the connection to nature. This project features extensive use of glass enhances air circulation, allowing ocean breezes to cool the home naturally. These details further showcase this project as a pioneer in sustainable tropical architecture.
“Costa Rican architects Studio Saxe designed a series of pavilions with overlapping rooves to help this waterfront home blend into the surrounding jungle. The interiors flow out to terraces, with foliage growing between structures and glazed corridors, enveloping the building in greenery. Each room has glass doors to the outside on two or three sides, allowing the ocean breezes to circulate, and the green design minimises energy use according to weather patterns, making this project “a pioneer in sustainable tropical architecture”, according to the book.” – Fiona Macdonald, BBC… Full article