These rammed-earth Costa Rica villas engage short-stay residents with nature
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Puntarenas Province, Uvita, Costa Rica
Design, Architecture, Landscape Design
Client
Private
Total Floor Area
180 sq-m
Rammed Earth Walls
Terra Compacta
Realization
Willy Jeferson Céspedes Vargas, Local Workers
Screed Surfaces
Different Design
Formafatal designed two rammed-earth villas that sit atop a jungle-overgrown hill in Costa Rica. Their biophilic interiors mirror the outdoors.
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