Location: Escazú, San José, Costa Rica
Year: 2018
Area: 442 m2

Residencia FH 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 FH is located in the upper part of the site and faces North. The lower level consists of a central space holding common areas (kitchen, living room, dining room) with service rooms on each side. The gym, terrace and outdoor bar remain on the back-end of the house facing southward to offer more privacy. The upper level holds 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a TV room. All face north and are accessed through a hallway on the southern end of the house that acts as a thermal buffer zone.

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

Residencia FH es una de dos casas diseñadas por VOID en la misma propiedad en Escazú, Costa Rica. Escazú es uno de los cantones de gama alta de la provincia de San José y se encuentra rodeado por montañas.