Architects:Garnier Arquitectos

Area :5791 m²

Year :2018

Photographs :Andres García Lachner

Manufacturers :  AutoDesk, Grohe, Adobe, Aluplast, CRM Costa Rica, Coqui Coqui, Maison de Vacances, Masaya.co, Sika Designs, Tribu, Trimble, Villeroy & Boch, tineKhomeAutoDesk

Clients : Hoteles Tuanis Mahe S.A.

Engineering : Constructora Tabor Reimers

Landscape : VIDA – Landscape Architects & Planners

Interiors Consultant : Andrea Artiñano Interiors

Structural Consultant : Guidi Estructurales

Consultants : Deplan Ingeniería Civil

City : Playa Santa Teresa

Country : Costa Rica

The Nantipa a Tico Beach Experience hotel is located in a beachfront property in the Pacific Beach of Santa Teresa – Puntarenas (Costa Rica).  Nantipa stands for “blue” in the Indigenous Chorotegan language and was chosen as the main tribute to the tribe which inhabited the Nicoya Peninsula.  The hotel’s main idea was to redefine the Costa Rican concept of “barefoot luxury”; by integrating sustainable practices, as well as native design strategies.  The boutique hotel offers 11 beachfront bungalows (Ninta) and 24 family-style rooms (Nanku) spread over a 2.3-hectare property. The hotel will be developed in two phases: the first phase includes 7 Ninta bungalows and 8 Nanku rooms.  Most of the rooms offer full or partial ocean views, as well as garden and pool views.  The hotel includes conservation areas, ocean view swimming pool and beachfront restaurant.

The 7 Ninta beachfront bungalows accommodate a space of 80 square meters (800 square feet), that includes: king bed, outdoor terrace, a 3.5 x 3.5-meter (10 x 10 feet) plunge pool, hammock, ample bathroom with and indoor/outdoor shower.  The floor-to-ceiling glass doors open the corner of the bedroom offering an open medium between the guest and the exterior views and environment.  The use of raw native materials appropriate to the site produce an outdoor experience to the user; exploiting the surrounding nature and ocean’s sound which are predominant in the site.