San Jose

Glass house elevated on top of metallic columns has also 3 big glass sides that create open view over San Jose

Glass house elevated on top of metallic columns has also 3 big glass sides that create open view over San Jose Architects: Cañas Arquitectos Location: San José, Escazu, Costa Rica Year: 2012 Area: 980 ft²/ 91 m² Photo courtesy: Ricardo Chaves , Jordi Miralles Description: "Room: location room or...

INOUT House by Joan Puigcorbé

INOUT House by Joan Puigcorbé Location: San Jose, Costa Rica Year: 2015 Area: 7,000 sqft Photo courtesy: Jordi Miralles Description: This house establishes an uninterrupted ̈inside-outside ̈ relationship; a sequence of layers between the open and the intermediary. Frontal boundaries are blurred by sheets of glass and vegetation,...

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