costa rica meets czech structure
Czech structure studio Formafatal takes to the jungle shoreline of Costa Rica with a pair of ‘Achioté’ villas. Rising from the bushes over Playa Hermosa, the light-weight constructions every take form with a building of rammed earth, utilizing clay soil that had been excavated from the positioning. The distant vacation properties, every with a compact footprint of simply ninety sq. meters, venture out from the sloping panorama and seem to levitate among the many bushes.
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‘My intention was to design sustainable homes with biophilic interiors, which might be sophisticatedly thought-up and on the identical time their shaping might be strongly minimalist and easy,’ feedback lead architect Dagmar Štěpánová at Formafatal, describing the Achioté Villas.
‘No pointless further factor, but additionally nothing to overlook. The structure of villas is deliberate with its skinny and sharp strains in distinction to lush tropical vegetation, however the chosen supplies and colours are completely coinciding with the environment.’
achioté villas: distinctive however united
Whereas the design of each Achioté Villas is identical by way of materiality, flooring plan, and orientation, Formafatal curates distinctive interiors — particularly of their coloration idea — which is expressed alongside the outside. The architectural design displays the distinctive qualities of the realm, bearing in mind its its views towards the Pacific Ocean and the form of the land. The group notes: ‘The colour idea of interiors responds to the energies that have been perceived within the location of the villas earlier than their building.‘
‘Though the villas are solely twelve meters aside, every of them has clearly totally different vibrations that I mirrored within the inside design. Jaspis Villa (jaspis = jasper, vivid villa) is a mirrored image of yin power. It’s related to the ocean and sky, not solely visually, but additionally with its vibrations. With a coloration idea in sand shades, I reply to this interconnection,‘ continues the architect.
‘Nefrit Villa (nefrit = jade, darkish villa) is a mirrored image of yang power. Within the Nefrit villa, you possibly can really feel the connection between the bottom and the jungle. Right here, too, the chosen coloration idea is a response to those energies and the red-terracotta coloration of the concrete flooring transmits the shade of native soil to the inside of the home. Upon arrival, each villas appear very inconspicuous, and humble.
