Site Planning in Tinemastes

Day One on Site in Tinemastes. Check out my assistant!

Just back from a site visit to Costa Rica and I’m missing that lush landscape already.  Everything about Tinemastes is heavenly–the verdant hills where we’re planning to site the house, the sibilant sounds of the rainforest all day (and all night!) long, the waves thundering onto the beaches just below.  It’s truly magical, and spending time there gave me immediate insight into the deep affection my clients feel for their site. 

I feel it too, and it makes me that much more invested in making sure we’re siting the building(s) appropriately with regard to future development on site, which is complicated. This property will be a shared site and must accommodate several other structures, including a small house and garden for a very dear family friend whose vision to create a close-knit community of folks here (both full- and part-time tenants in common) is what drew my clients in.  Future residents will share the rich views and sweet air, but also responsibility for bringing power and potable water to the site (no small feat here in CR). They’ll also contribute to maintaining shared collective spaces to include a driveway, a pool and a yoga pavilion, so we want to plan with consideration for those resources and amenities.  Here are some early study images.  Pura Vida!