Villa Casa MC1, Costa Rica
This spectacular villa is located in the central Pacific area of Costa Rica (Central America) near the Manuel Antonio National Park, Quepos. First of all to be build such a holiday house it was necessary to be cleared the area of trees, but when the master project was done, it was clearly seen, no need to cut any tree that was located on the property, because of the precise structure of the villa.
In addition to reduce the consumption of water and energy, which was built with durable materials and systems so as to respect the concept of reuse and recycling, especially when one takes into account the appearance of a possible removal and reprocessing of much of the material in the long term .
The villa has several features bioclimatic and has strongly influenced the area, where the houses are projected to have a high utilization of natural factors such as wind and natural light, besides being lifted level Soil generate freshness, and the social area surrounded by a perimeter corridor that allows the integration of the exterior – inside and achieve the protection of the social area through large leaves.
The holiday house was oriented to take advantage of cross ventilation and solemnization through their spaces during different times of the year, achieving temperatures comfort and a minimum energy consumption (artificial light, air conditioning) during Most of the time of their use. These feature are included because of its 365 days booking.
Increasing natural light through windows, skylights and courtyards internally through the house to avoid the use of artificial lighting during daylight hours.
The white color helps to improve the lighting, shadows and projecting generate contrast, the black of the structure is lost with the environment and allows for full integration of nature.
The nature embraces the house and it generates a series of reflections and shadows that change according to the advance of the day and give it a spectacular drama; The light is present in the interior through internal courtyards that allow us to enjoy nature, ventilation and natural lighting inside the house.
The villa is located in such a way that suits the topography of the land and it is lifted in order to respect the environment (naturalize + animals) and prevent erosion.
