Salagnac Arquitectos
We are an architecture company based in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, with a developed Contemporary Tropical Style that unify nature, climate and human comfort.
Evangelina Quesada and Lucca Spendlingwimmer, architects trained and graduated in Costa Rica, founded Salagnac Architects in Nosara in 2006 with the intention of supporting construction projects that develop and contribute to the evolution of Contemporary Tropical Architecture.
For Salagnac Architects, Contemporary Tropical Architecture promotes the maximum integration of the building and the environment, in order to diminish the impact it causes on nature. In this type of architecture, human comfort can be accomplished by means of efficient energy consumption systems, bioclimatic design strategies and advanced technology. This innovative architecture integrates, in a creative way, the environment, technology and aesthetics.
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Association of Women in Architecture of Costa Rica
ASOMARQ If global progress continues at its current pace, gender parity is still 134 years away. It’s an overwhelming projection, one that doesn’t even account for the evident setbacks we are witnessing worldwide. This reality places women before a constant challenge:...
Talamanca’s Cosmic House
Interpreting vernacular architecture The Usure, also known as Talamanca’s Cosmic House, is an essential part of Costa Rica’s indigenous heritage and cultural identity. This ancestral construction, developed by the Bribri and Cabécar peoples who still inhabit the...
Natural roofs
Learning from the past to build the future In Salagnac’s designs, natural roofs are much more than an aesthetic gesture; they represent a continuous search for sustainable alternatives to conventional construction. Over time, this exploration has led us back to local...