Casa Escondida
When you don’t want to be found
A jungle retreat designed for rest, ritual, and a little rebellion
The brief:
Create a private retreat that doesn't announce itself.
What we developed was a full concept - identity, spatial language, material palette
and brand voice - built around the idea of earned stillness.
Project Snapshot
Role
Location
Type
Year
Concept, Styling, Copy, Brand Direction | Architect: Instinto Studio, CR
Playa Hermosa, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Concept commission - in development
2025
Hidden above Playa Hermosa, Casa Escondida is designed to feel discovered, not delivered.
The house sits gently in the jungle - rammed earth, curved concrete, blackened steel. Its forms follow the land. Its colours belong to the jungle.
This is a place to slow down. To disappear for a while.
No noise. No expectations. Just shadow, warmth, ritual, and rest.
Every detail holds a reason.
Curved lines. Honest materials. Nothing extra.
Walls that breathe. Light that shifts. Design you move through - not think about.
Rounded island in sun-washed concrete, framed by bamboo slats and lush greenery - tactile, open, functional sculpture.
Built-in L-shaped seating, shadow-play lighting, and jungle views - low, layered, and quietly composed.
A grounded cocoon with polished textures, poured concrete base bed, rounded windows and jungle-filtered light - everything still, soft, and essential.
Walled in raw stone and foliage, with poured terrazzo, circular mirrors, and rain-filtered light - ritual meets refuge.
An open-air kitchen sculpted in poured concrete and weathered wood, anchored by a wood-fire grill and framed by jungle. Designed for barefoot cooking, and casual gatherings
Soft-edged, layered roof plates float above the structure like leaves held by slender black columns.
Stillness with a pulse.
The brand identity carries the same rhythm: hand-drawn, raw, and a little off-centre.
The mark echoes palm leaves and sunbursts - imperfect on purpose.
Spectral adds structure. The pink adds mischief.
The palette is earthy, but not dry. Tropical, but never bright. .There’s depth in every shot - not just in light, but in temperature, grain, and stillness.
