"Perched high above the Pacific coastline in Bahía Ballena, Costa Rica, Ojo de Nila is a house that feels less like an object placed on land and more like a continuation of it. Designed by Studio Saxe, with interiors by Atelier Sandra Richard, the home was created for a Swiss couple seeking a slower, more elemental way of living shaped by air, light, and landscape rather than mechanical systems and rigid enclosures. A clear modular logic guides the architecture."
"A repeating series of structural bays follows the natural contours of the hillside, allowing the house to hover above the forest canopy instead of cutting into it. This decision preserves vegetation and natural water flow beneath the home while giving the structure a lightness that feels respectful of its setting. The modules do not read as repetition in the conventional sense. Instead, they become the framework for movement, rhythm, and flow."
"Above these modules, the roof undulates in soft waves, behaving almost like a newly formed landform. Rather than acting as a simple cover, it mirrors the rolling topography of the surrounding hills and establishes a calming visual cadence as one moves through the house. The roofline continuously frames the Pacific Ocean, ensuring that the horizon remains a constant presence, never a backdrop but always an active participant in daily life."
Ojo de Nila sits above the Pacific coastline in Bahía Ballena, Costa Rica, arranged as a continuation of the landscape rather than an intrusion. Studio Saxe and Atelier Sandra Richard designed the house for a Swiss couple seeking elemental living shaped by air, light, and landscape. Structural bays follow the hillside contours so the home hovers above the forest canopy, preserving vegetation and natural water flow. An undulating roof mirrors surrounding topography and continually frames the ocean horizon. Ocean-facing sides remain open, dissolving boundaries so movement, shifting light, wind, and wave sounds shape daily life.
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