Location: Escazú, San José, Costa Rica
Year: 2018
Area: 484 m2

Residencia BH is one of two houses designed by VOID in the same property in Escazú, Costa Rica. Escazú is one of the upper scale districts in the province of San José and is mostly surrounded by mountains.  

The site is accessed through the western side and has a sloped topography with the highest point in the southern sector. The incline is mostly uniform and as such, water runoff goes in the same direction (NW). Several autoctonous trees such as the Guacimo, Guachipelín, Llama del Bosque and Corteza Amarilla are found throughout the lot.

Residencia BH is located in the lower part of the site with the main entrance facing south. The common areas (dining room, living room) are located in the center of the lower level with a staircase separating them. Service rooms such as the bathroom, kitchen, and the laundry and storage rooms are positioned on the sides. The terrace, pool and outdoor bar are arranged on the northernmost part of the house facing a wooded area of the site. On the upper level, the master bedroom and bathroom occupy the western side of the house. The other two bedrooms, bathrooms and TV room are layed out on the opposite side.

Both houses share a similar material palette so as to give cohesion to the whole project. Materials used include: exposed concrete, glass pannels, gabion walls, metallic structural frames and varying types of stained wood for parasols, exterior and interior facades.