Set in a shopping district in the upscale neighborhood of Escazú, Costa Rica, 7 Bancas serves as a transition between a lush tropical garden and an adjacent bamboo forest and urban waterway. A renovation of a colonial farmhouse, the space feels intimate and sheltered even as sun streams in through the open roof.

White walls and a quiet color palette directs attention outside to the bright tropical greens of the courtyard garden, and also above to the rainwater harvesting system that floats above the open roof, featuring a colorful mural painted by a local artist. Natural texture comes to the forefront throughout, as the original Spanish tiles mix with *formaleta* wood reclaimed from formwork to direct your sense of procession and spatial refinement through the space.