Studio Saxe

Ocean Eye

Ocean Eye
© Andres Garcia Lachner

OCEAN EYE

Benjamin Garcia Saxe

DESIGN TEAM
Cesar Coto, Rogelio Quesada, Alejandro Gonzalez, Maribel Mora

MANUFACTURERS
Fercosta, TEAKO

CONSTRUCTOR
Dante Medri, Adrian Alvarado

ELECTROMECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Electrotec S.A

COORDINATOR
Laura Morelli

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Sotela Alfaro LTD

GENERAL DESIGN
Benjamin Garcia Saxe

PHOTOGRAPHS
Andres Garcia Lachner

AREA
300 m²

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Santa Teresa Beach, Costa Rica

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

The Holdener family bought a beautiful property with two breath-taking views: towards the ocean and into the jungle.

Ocean Eye
© Andres Garcia Lachner
Ocean Eye
© Andres Garcia Lachner

We decided to rest the house against the back of the steep hill of the site in order to stabilize the soil and protect the house from falling debris.

The house then transitions from a more solid and intimate construction at the back that holds bedrooms and bathrooms, towards a light-weight and ephemeral structure that points to the visual collapse of the ocean and jungle views.

Ocean Eye
© Andres Garcia Lachner
Ocean Eye
© Andres Garcia Lachner

The result is a series of interwoven terraces that relate to each other in all dimensions creating not only an internal dynamic interaction between levels, but also varied and sometimes unexpected relationships between the inhabitants and the natural landscape.

In these interstitial terrace spaces, which are never truly inside or out, architecture comes to foster the relationship, enjoyment, and appreciation of the natural world by the inhabitants.

Ocean Eye
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Ocean Eye
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Ocean Eye
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Ocean Eye
© Andres Garcia Lachner
Ocean Eye
© Andres Garcia Lachner
Ocean Eye
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Ocean Eye
1st Floor Plan
Ocean Eye
2nd Floor Plan
Ocean Eye
Site Plan

Studio Saxe
T +506 4030 6053
Studio Saxe
Av. 9, San José, Nunciatura, Costa Rica