Indigo Arquitectura

Seagull House

Seagull House
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SEAGULL HOUSE

Indigo Arquitectura

ARCHITECTS
Indigo Arquitectura, Indigo Arquitectura: Indigo Arquitectura

MANUFACTURERS
Arcelor Mittal, Plycem Costa Rica, Productos de Concreto

STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Apestegui Blair Ingenieros Consultores

ELECTRIC DESIGN
Ing. Alberto Zúñiga

CONSTRUCTION
Indigo Arquitectura

AUTHOR ARCHITECT
Leonardo Jiménez

INTERIOR DESIGN
Indigo Arquitectura/ MAD Living

LOCATION
Estrada, Costa Rica

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
290.0 sqm

YEAR
2015

Text description provided by architect.

Casa Gaviota (Seagull House) is a project developed through a thorough site analysis and conscious awareness of the environment.

Seagull House
© Andrés García Lachner
Seagull House
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Located in a mountain surrounded by topographic depressions, and very close to the northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, it stands lightly and volant on the terrain holding more than 80% of its areas in the air.

It touches the ground only as needed, reducing the humidity and soil sealing and maximizing the natural ventilation through the project.

Seagull House
© Andrés García Lachner
Seagull House
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The precise east – west orientation allows Casa Gaviota to fully open its north facade providing all the indirect lightning for the house and creating different environments that dramatically change throughout the day.

A nearby river that refreshes and nourishes the flora and fauna of the place can be appreciated visually and aurally from the deck.

Seagull House
© Andrés García Lachner
Seagull House
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The opening between the two modules allows the user to continue its path through the mountain, the same path that existed before the house was built. The house does not interfere between nature and oneself.

“The sky is not a place nor a time. The sky is perfect.”Richard Bach´s book Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

Seagull House
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Seagull House
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Seagull House is essentially a project that respects the environment and emphasizes the absolute role of nature and its ephemeral poetry. The house attempts to fly and reach the sky.

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