COSTA RICAN DELIGHT
Sep 13, 2018
4 minutes
INTERIOR DESIGN David L. Smith, David L. Smith Interiors, Key West, FL
ARCHITECTURE Javier Rojas, Rojas Arquitectos, San Jose, Costa Rica
BUILDER Fernando Tijerino, Tijerino Builders, Quepos, Costa Rica
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Edoardo Giorgini, Giorgini Landscape Services, Quepos, Costa Rica
TEXT Marina Brown
PHOTOGRAPHY Sarah Yunker, Quepos, Costa Rica
”THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT COSTA RICA,” KEY WEST-BASED interior designer David L. Smith says. “The wild life, the climate, the proximity to nature, a rugged rainforest fronted by both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans …” With his early involvement in what would result in a 6,800-square-foot aviary overlooking the sea, Smith still seems awestruck by the grandeur he along with the architectural team and builder created from the jungle mountainside.
While the well-traveled homeowners could have lived any place, the gated community
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