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Studio Saxe elevates doughnut-shaped house in Costa Rican rainforest

Costa Rican design firm Studio Saxe has used stilts to elevate part of the round courtyard house Sinfornia Verde in the rainforest of the Peninsula de Osa.

The 400-square metre (4,305-square foot) house in Carate, Costa Rica was built in a clearing in the forest canopy created by a fallen tree.

Two researchers wanted to take advantage of the sunlight and blue sky by constructing an off-the-grid home surrounded by trees.

Studio Saxe, which is based in San José, designed the house to highlight different perspectives of the rainforest… Full article

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