AMA BOUTIQUE HOTEL

Location: Nosara, Guanacaste

Type: Hospitality

Size: 4500 sqm

Status: Unbuilt

Immersed in the jungle along a mountain ridge, with sweeping views of both the mountains and the ocean, this boutique hotel embraces a tropical brutalist philosophy. Surrounded by dense vegetation, the design called for a material expression that felt durable, timeless, and grounded—a language that could withstand the jungle yet belong entirely to it.

Concrete became the essence of permanence. Its strength and honesty contrast yet harmonize with the softness of the landscape. The tropical sensibility emerged not through ornamentation, but through contextual immersion—spaces open to the air, the scent of the forest, and the rhythm of light. The result is architecture that invites calm and reconnection; where guests can pause, breathe, and feel part of nature.

Every decision was guided by balance: bold yet minimal, raw yet refined. Entire spaces were conceived in a single material—all concrete or all wood—allowing texture and light to define the experience. This purity of expression gives rise to what we call raw luxury: understated, elemental, and deeply connected to place.

A pool suspended above the treetops and organic concrete forms shape moments that feel visionary yet effortless. Here, nature remains primordial, and architecture exists not to dominate, but to reveal the profound beauty of what was already there.

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