What do you give the woman who brought you into this world and raised you? For architect Benjamin Garcia Saxe, the answer was a beautiful bamboo retreat in Costa Rica. Some years ago, his mom stole away to the jungle in Costa Rica and constructed her own hideout from scrap wood and plastic bags. Then the loving (and talented) son decided to give his mom a significant upgrade with a two room bamboo house complete with an open courtyard!
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Great project – humble yet very strong. Love it!
Love this project!
Great project!
its unique and beautiful ^^