THIS PROJECT GAVE LSD AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE COASTS OF COSTA RICA. IN THE LAST 15 YEARS OUR COASTS HAVE SUFFERED MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT DONE BY UNCONSCIOUS DEVELOPERS THAT HAVE NOT TAKEN THE ENVIRONMENT INTO CONSIDERATION. COSTA RICA’S MOST IMPORTANT TREASURE HAS BEEN FILLED WITH MASSES OF CONCRETE THAT HAVE NO RELATIONSHIP TO OUR TROPICAL CLIMATE, TO OUR HISTORY, TO THE NATURAL CONTEXT AND TO THE IMMEDIATE COMMUNITIES.
TURTLE BAY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS A COMPLEX OF SPACES THAT RESEMBLE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IT IS NATURAL LANDSCAPE IN HARMONY WITH COMFORTABLE SPACES FOR HUMAN INTERACTION.
THE COMPLEX 5 STORY MAIN BUILDING BALCONY AREAS CREATE VEGETATIVE CURVED LINES THAT MIMETIZE AS A MOUNTAIN BY THE BEACH, THUS CREATING A NATURAL SCENERY FOR THE IMMEDIATE CONTEXT. THE ROOFLINES OF THE HOUSES RESEMBLE THE GEOMETRY OF A TURTLEBACK CREATING BIG OVERHANGS TO PROTECT FROM THE TROPICAL RADICAL CLIMATE. THE USE OF NATURAL MATERIALS AND EARTHY TONES HELP THE STRUCTURES BLEND WITH THE ENVIRONMENT CREATING A BACKGROUND FOR THE LANDSCAPING OF THE COMPLEX.