Victor Canas’ Costa Rican Getaway House

Listen to the waves break below as you sit on your pool deck from this amazing, 4,500 square foot house.

“I’ve rarely worked with a site as dramatic as this,” said Victor Cañas of the site of this stunning house, set inside a cliff overlooking the Costa Rican waters of the Guanacaste province. “The location demanded a structure that embraces it.”

So after being appointed by a young couple to design this vacation house for them and their small son, Canas knew he had to respect and embrace the nature all around him. “The house is basically an excuse to enjoy the beautiful surroundings,” he continues. “Because of the climate, you live outside as much as you do in, so I eliminated virtually any borders between those two worlds.”

 

The house boasts a spectacular view of the blue Costa Rican waters, and parts of it even float atop a rock-filled pond.

 

The house is designed to be as connected to the outdoors as possible. The cross-ventilation created by several open rooms allows the Papagayo winds to cool the house.

 

A view from the glass paneled walls from the bedroom. Canas says you can “see Nicaragua from the bed.”

 

If you are a water lover, you will love this house since it incorporates the beauty and purity of water everywhere it can. As you bathe, you can look out at the pool and the ocean.

 

A wooden bridge connects the family room to two of the four bedrooms in the house. The hallway creates the allusion of stepping stones. Canas used concrete here because “it’s a great minimalist material. It’s uniform, textured, and man-made but still natural-looking.”

 

The “stepping stones” of the foyer are set atop a rock-filled pond–more water, more outside indoors.

 

A tree seems to grow out of the wooden, outdoor deck.

 

The sun deck seems to float atop the pool.

 

An infinity pool seems to further connects the house to the ocean just below.

 

The entire house is covered in glass, instead of solid walls–to take total advantage of the majestic view.

Images via Canas Arquitectos.

Modern Living Rooms

Would you like to spice up and modernize your living room? The following images of some luxurious and unique, modern living rooms, may give you some ideas for your own space…

 

A streamlined living room with wooden paneled walls and dark furniture.

This room is equal parts soothing and relaxing, equal parts funky, with its overwhelming use of grey, but with spurts of red in the carpet and light fixture.

 

The rich, chocolate leather upholstery here mimcs the dark brown of the walls and oozes indulgence, refinment, and elegance.

A small space can still be furnished nicely with a lot of white, bursts of color here and there, and moderatly sized and wisely arranged furniture.

11 Living Rooms with Modern Flair

Modern living can be described as minimal, clean lined, artistic and intellectual. The few pieces that you do find in these homes are typically the result of superior art and design. There is almost always a dashing focal point and the furniture is sleek and glossy and not so children friendly. Methods and materials are usually mixed and contrasted texturally to add interest and make up for the lack of color and clutter in a space. The living rooms below are all examples of interesting modern spaces that were designed by creative virtual artists of the sort. And HD has hand picked a few great spaces for you to see for yourself the sure fire elements of a successful living room.

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Impressive Inspirative Modern Minimalist eco-Green Home design

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The Arcadia Home-Elegant Home Design in Florida

The Arcadia Home is an elegant home located in the heart of Arcadia with a large front and back yard with fantastic views of Camelback Mountain. The home has been beautifully renovated inside and out. The Landscaping and patios have just been completed, maximizing Arcadia’s natural beauty preserving the lush vegetation of the neighborhood. The unparalleled personal attention that went into this project will not go unnoticed, built with the attention to detail and expertise that your significant investment demands. This home offers comfortable spaces and a wonderfully livable floor plan with large ceilings, yet a cozy sense of scale. With a passion for excellence and superior workmanship, this home ensures a successful outcome that we are confident will exceed your expectations.View the amazing photos.

Fabulously Impressive Modern 3D Building Design

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Green Architectural Design of Centrifugal Villa by OBRA Architects

OBRA Architects was designed villa with the green concept in Southampton, New York called Centrifugal Villa. This villa arranged around a hollow center, as if the heart of the house had somehow fallen outside its body. The Exterior of centrifugal Villa design dominated with eco-material like wood. The house utilizes geothermal heating and incorporates passive energy-saving techniques, including a narrow-section interior to allow natural ventilation and a sequence and layout of dormer windows and openings to permit generous daylighting and minimal artificial lighting needs. Read the Architects description after the images.

Description From The Architects.

…..The house, defined by this idea rather than a formal imposition, cannibalizes the local “vernacular,” distorting it through hexagonal introspection of the plan and the transposed proportion of the parts.

Set on a 5-acre property overlooking an agricultural reserve, the project includes a poolhouse with a separate guesthouse and garage structure. Designed as wood post-and-beam structure, the exterior cladding is detailed with vertical board and batten seams to give continuity to the building exterior and encourage a uninterrupted rhythmic flow around the elevations.