Located just steps from one of Costa Rica's most iconic beaches, Playa Guiones, Casa Liza emerges as a project deeply respectful of its surroundings. The house's L-shaped configuration fosters a direct connection with the outdoors, allowing all spaces to benefit from natural light and ventilation while carefully integrating.
Architecture firm
Instinto Estudio
Location
Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Photography
Andrés García Lachner
Principal architect
Alejandro González, Laura Morelli, César Coto
Design team
Alejandro González, Laura Morelli, César Coto
Collaborators
Gloriana Segura, Jose Pablo Rojas
Interior design
Instinto Estudio + FOKL
Structural engineer
Humberto
Environmental & MEP
Dynamo
Landscape
Landscape Nosara
Lighting
Instinto Estudio
Supervision
Instinto Estudio
Visualization
Harold Solano
Tools used
Revit, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Daniel Zúñiga
Material
Doppel System, Atlas Concorde, Faro Barcelona, The Kitchen
Typology
Residential › House
A concept house on the coast of southern Portugal. The location`s materials are condensed into the building - sandstone, slate, red earth, granite, rippled glass and metal. Sliding walls, doors and curtains create an open floorpan, adjusting to the time of day and function.
Project name
Rocky Bungalow
Architecture firm
Mona Bouzarda
Location
Vila Do Bispo, Portugal
Principal architect
Mona Bouzarda
Visualization
Mona Bouzarda
Typology
Residential › Bungalow, Private Housing Concept
Located between Old Montauk Highway and the Atlantic Ocean, this beach house is carefully embedded into the steep, rugged bluff that defines this stretch of coastline. Designed by South African architecture studio SAOTA, the house responds to a desire to preserve the characteristic landscape.
Principal architect
Cooper Robertson
Design team
Mark Bullivant, Kerian Robertson, Alwyn de Vos, Eugene Olivier, Mark Robbins, Marinda Holdstock
Collaborators
Copy by SAOTA
Interior design
Rafael de Cardenas
Structural engineer
Tylin
Landscape
Hollander Design
Lighting
Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Typology
Residential › Beach House
Lucas Fernandes Architects presents the Quinta do Golfe Residence, a work that unites structural precision, contemporary minimalism and integration with the natural landscape of the golf course and forest reserve that comprise the privileged surroundings.
Project name
Quinta do Golfe_Brazil
Architecture firm
Lucas Fernandes Arquitetos
Location
São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Denilson Machado, MCA Estúdio
Principal architect
Lucas Fernandes
Design team
Lucas Fernandes Arquitetos
Collaborators
Lucas Fernandes Arquitetos
Interior design
Lucas Fernandes Arquitetos
Civil engineer
FAJ Engenharia
Structural engineer
FAJ Engenharia
Landscape
Lucas Fernandes Arquitetos
Lighting
Lucas Fernandes Arquitetos
Supervision
Lucas Fernandes Arquitetos
Material
Steel, concrete, coatings, wood
Typology
Residential › House
Mexico is a land of rituals—of sun and shadow, silence and celebration. Beyond its postcard clichés lies a network of escapes where architecture speaks in hushed tones, where hospitality becomes a ceremony, and where every detail evokes a sense of reverence for place. From the mysticism of Yucatán to the untamed shores of Oaxaca and Baja California...
Photography
Courtesy: Ezequiel Ayarza Sforza, Eduardo Roth
House Organized into Seven Volumes Separated by Garden Spaces. Due to the large dimensions of the plot, the project was conceived from the outset as a sprawling single-story house, composed of separate volumes divided by small gardens and connected by a covered circulation path.
Project name
Casa Jurumirim
Architecture firm
Nitsche Arquitetos
Location
Represa de Jurumirim, São Paulo, Brazil
Structural engineer
ITA Construtora
Landscape
André Paoliello
Construction
P&P Engenharia
Typology
Residential › House
At Casa Zotz, renovation felt less like an intervention and more like a dance — a quiet, graceful movement between memory and renewal. Guided by ancestral techniques, native materials, and sustainable touches such as solar energy, the soul of the house was preserved and gently renewed.
Architecture firm
Marcela Ávila Estudio
Location
Campeche, Mexico
Photography
Jasson Rodríguez
Principal architect
Marcela Ávila
Design team
Marcela Ávila Estudio
Interior design
Marcela Ávila Estudio
Civil engineer
Julio Pérez González
Structural engineer
Julio Pérez González
Landscape
Marcela Ávila Estudio
Lighting
Marcela Ávila Estudio
Construction
Julio Pérez González
Material
Chukum, Kimicolor, Teka
Typology
Residential › House
OVANE is a cabin conceived as an architectural metaphor: a leaf gently resting on a stone. This poetic gesture shapes a refuge immersed in the forest, which transcends habitation to become a sensorial, physical, and emotional experience. The roof, a skate ramp integrated into the architecture.
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitectos
Location
USA, Colombia, Mexico
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Design team
Veliz Arquitectos
Visualization
Veliz Arquitectos
Typology
Residential › Villa
