Casa GC
Turning challenges into meaningful places
Casa GC is a family retreat located in Místico Beach, Costa Rica, designed to balance privacy, outdoor living, and shared family experiences. Set within a lush coastal landscape, the home responds to the tropical climate through natural ventilation, elevated structures, shaded patios, and integrated indoor-outdoor spaces.
The design prioritizes flexible social areas, private retreat zones, and spaces for hobbies and wellness, including meditation, exercise, and outdoor gathering. Built with a strong sensitivity to site conditions and natural surroundings, Casa GC creates a comfortable, climate-responsive home that connects family life with nature.
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The site at Místico Beach presented both environmental and experiential challenges.
The humid tropical climate, solar exposure, and natural vegetation required a design that could balance comfort, sustainability, and connection to the outdoors.
At the same time, the family sought a home that could accommodate diverse lifestyles and routines — spaces for gathering, wellness, hobbies, and privacy — without losing cohesion or connection.
The challenge was to create a home that could embrace nature while supporting the complexity of family life.
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Casa GC was designed as a sequence of connected experiences:
Multiple social areas balancing quiet and active gathering
Outdoor terraces extending private bedrooms into nature
Dedicated spaces for exercise, meditation, and hobbies
Elevated construction for natural cooling and ventilation
Shaded patios and landscape integration to regulate climate
Cross-ventilation and orientation strategies responding to sun and wind
The architecture creates layers of privacy and connection, allowing each family member to find their own rhythm within a shared home.
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Casa GC transforms environmental constraints into a climate-responsive and human-centered home.
The result is a residence that:
Encourages meaningful family interaction
Supports individual wellness and hobbies
Reduces environmental impact through passive design strategies
Strengthens connection between architecture and landscape
Creates a calm, timeless retreat rooted in place
Casa GC reflects ENNTRE’s philosophy of turning challenges into meaningful places — where design responds not only to site conditions, but to the rhythms of everyday life.
Project information
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Místico, Comunidad de Playa
Playa Hermosa, Puntarenas
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533 m2 Property area
275m2 Construction
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Unbuilt
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End to end
Site Analysis, Design & Construction Documents