Casa Escondida
Experience, Brand & Interiors
Casa Escondida Experience, Brand & Interiors
When you don’t want to be found
A jungle retreat designed for rest, ritual, and a little rebellion.
Project Snapshot
Role
Location
Type
Year
Concept, Styling, Copy, Brand Direction
Architect: Instinto Studio, CR
Playa Hermosa, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Private Jungle Retreat
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.
