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Casa Kike, Costa Rica
Author(s) -
Melvin Jeremy
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.587
Subject(s) - sophistication , vernacular , plot (graphics) , sociology , humanities , art history , art , social science , literature , mathematics , statistics
Jeremy Melvin describes Gianni Botsford's house for a writer on a beachside plot in Cahuita, Costa Rica. Infusing 'traditional practices with a technological sophistication that enhances rather than sets itself against local conditions', Botsford employed vernacular wherewithal and materials, while adopting computer‐aided techniques to create unfamiliar forms. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.