Architectural Renderings House-Modern Net Zero House Within Costa Rica Rain Forest

SPG Architects has built the modern house that placed within the wilds of the Costa Rican rain forest on the Osa Peninsula. It’s surprisingly light on the environment and is able to run completely off grid since there are solar system on the roof and a micro-hydropower system located nearby.

The owner’s criteria for the home required that above all the home must be environmentally sensitive, technologically advanced and modernist by design. From the looks of it, it appears that the owners got what they wanted.

They transformed the house from an abandoned construction site into an elegant steel-framed concrete slab structure, which they used to create the masterpiece that is Casa Torcida. That was a lots of works for SPG Architects. Total it has 18,000 sq ft width include indoor and outdoor space.


The home is totally net-zero and features a large pv system on the roof  that supplies the majority of its year-round power needs. During the rainy season a micro-hydropower system in a nearby stream supplements the power. This home was built according to solar passive design principles, which minimize solar heat gain on the house and maximize natural ventilation.

The efficient solar shading and ventilation systems have completely eliminated the need for air conditioning despite the tropical heat. The home’s materials consist of concrete, steel, man-made quarts and local wood on the property. Appliances were selected based on their energy efficiency, which further minimizes the home’s energy demand.

This house has five level floors and has view to the ocean. The home is surrounded with rain-forest that is teeming with wildlife. It can collect 75,000-gallon rainwater with system provides for all of the home’s potable and non-potable water needs.

Water is collected on the roof, which is coated in a non-toxic epoxy ceramic that helps keep the home cool under the hot tropical sun. All of the domestic hot water is provided from a solar hot water heating system located alongside the photovoltaics on the roof.

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