Casa Torcida by SPG Architects
SPG Architects designed the Casa Torcida in Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
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Description from the architects:
SPG Architects transformed an abandoned steel frame and concrete slab structure into a five-level, 18000 SF, indoor-outdoor residence on a rain-forested mountainside overlooking the Golfo Dulce. The house is environmentally sensitive, technologically advanced, and modernist by design. A flexible building perimeter provides a seamless flow from inside to out that completely blends the built environment with the natural setting and the spectacular views. The house is energy self-sufficient – appliances and lighting were chosen for low power consumption that is sourced by photovoltaic cells on the roof. Solar hot water panels provide domestic hot water. Maximizing cross ventilation and ample overhangs have eliminated the need for air conditioning in this year-round tropical climate. As a result, this house is an indigenous yet distinctly modern piece of architecture.
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Photography by Charles Lindsay
loft on 06 Jul 2011 at 5:50 am #
Pleasant & Comfy
will carroll on 06 Jul 2011 at 8:26 am #
How obtuse can the firm be when the project text includes “18000 SQFT” and “environmentally sensitive”? You created a massive footprint in Rain Forest! Just call it what it is and don’t try to greenwash this ego-driven project.
Maira Evans on 06 Jul 2011 at 12:53 pm #
Superb !!
eag on 08 Jul 2011 at 6:03 am #
this house’s total indoor/outdoor in the forest floor is approximately 6000 SF, as it is important to note that the 18000 sf of this indoor/outdoor house is spread over 5 levels. The surrounding hillside, which is part of an existing developed area of the peninsula is minimally. The owner preserved more than 100 acres of rainforest and built on far less than 1 acre. In addition, the structure was existing and abandoned when first visited by the architects and was strengthened for seismic loads, modestly reconfigured and re-used.
eag on 08 Jul 2011 at 6:05 am #
this house’s total indoor/outdoor usable area sits on approximately 6000 SF of forest floor , as it is important to note that the 18000 sf of this indoor/outdoor house is spread over 5 levels. The surrounding hillside, which is part of an existing developed area of the peninsula is minimally impacted by the structure. The owner preserved more than 100 acres of developable rainforest and built on far less than 1 acre. In addition, the structure was existing and abandoned when first visited by the architects and was strengthened for seismic loads, modestly reconfigured and re-used.
c-mon on 16 Jul 2011 at 6:07 pm #
What Will Carroll said… Besides, swimming pools are never ecologically sensitive…
eag on 19 Jul 2011 at 5:58 am #
regarding the pool, the water is 100% rain-water harvested and is chemical free and chlorine free