Here is a peek of one of our new renderings that is coming. Should have colored version in a couple of days. Click on it to see whole thing. Some details that will only be in color aren't there yet - like tree foliage.
I'm here in South Bend Indiana. Yesterday was the day for final presentations on the studio work that 16 fifth-year architecture student have been doing on Las Catalinas. The students have done a huge amount of work, and produced some beautiful images! I'll get the real scanned versions of the work ...
Urban planners, civil engineers, architects, and designers have spent centuries searching for the blueprint of utopia – the ideal town. It is a centuries-long quest for the architectural Holy Grail and while such a blueprint is likely never to be found, a new architectural trend known as New ...
Those fifth-year architecture students at Notre Dame have been working away on their Las Catalinas projects. They had an interim review on Monday and we got a few images. Some of them look pretty exciting!
Wood is a noble material distinctive of the Colonial architecture style that furnishes the Tropical Americas. It’s featured in decor accents, furniture, floors, and balconies, adding a warm, natural touch to designs and buildings. At Las Catalinas, in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica, wood is a ...
I went to the Luberon region of Provence in France last month for a tour of hilltowns. I treat myself to a field trip like this every once in a while in search of lessons and inspirations for Las Catalinas. These Luberon towns were suggested to me by Douglas Duany. And it was a great call. Here is ...
This is one in a series of "Lessons from..." documents I have written after visiting places that are of interest as precedents for Las Catalinas. Some of these towns I have visited before. I stayed in Pienza circa 2004 on a study trip with the Seaside Pienza Institute. Civita de Bagnoregio I ...
Check out these shots courtesy of Alonso Piedra. He took them using a DJI Phantom - a pretty cool looking machine. As you can see the hardscape on the next portions of Beach Town, including Calle la Ronda, Reconcito de Reid, Plazoleta Lucille, Plaza Pienza, and part of Plaza Central is nearly ...
We had a big presentation/party here at the Yellow Fin Bar in Flamingo, Costa Rica tonight. Tons of people including lots from the brokerage community. It went great. And more of a party than I could handle!
Construction on our first group of houses is moving along very well. After all the time we've spent buying the last, mapping, planning, permitting - it is a bit shocking how rapidly things are moving now! And it is very, very exciting. Come and see! Here is a shot of me standing on Lot 8, looking ...
Construction on the Phase Zero site (our first seven houses plus restaurant and a beach/bike rental building) has been getting underway the last few days. Here are a couple of photos! The first is looking across the building site with Punta Guachipelines in the distance and second shows the bodega ...
It occurs to me that I have been negligent in not posting construction progress photos here frequently enough. Construction has been going exceptionally well - on time and on budget. Our team is performing very well and we are very proud of them! I embarrassingly returned from my recent trip with ...
Our construction on the first seven houses is proceeding rapidly and very well! The earthwork for all the first seven houses and restaurant is done, and work is well underway on the structures of houses 1 through 4.
The earthwork portion of the first lots... is done!
View accross Beach Town South towards Punta Guachipelines. We have an unprecedentedly large amount of construction going on at Las Catalinas these days. The projects underway at the moment include:
Some more great images are coming in. This one is looking along the waterfront, featuring (from left to right) houses 5, 4,3, and 2. In a year... we'll see how it looks in real life!
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