| Press reviews of Casa Kike | TALL consulting structural engineers | |
| New York Times | PDF document (0.3MB) | Website |
| Architectural Design | PDF document (0.8MB) | |
| Wallpaper | PDF document (3.6MB) | |
| Architects' Journal | PDF document (0.1MB) | Website |
| Arch Daily | PDF document (0.3MB) | Website |
| Casa Kike is a private house constructed in Costa Rica from locally sourced timber by local builders. Its simple form belies the complexity of the geometry and the exposed timber skeleton provides the structural stability. | Architect: | Gianni Botsford Architects |
| Date: | 2007 | |
| Structural Materials: | Timber | |
| Casa Kike won the 2008 Lubetkin Prize, a RIBA International Award 2008 (Click here for details), and has been shortlisted for the Institution of Structural Engineers 2008 Structural Awards (Click here for details). | ||
| All photographs are courtesy of and also copyright © Christian Richters | ||