Casa Atrevida is a Stunning Earthquake and Flood Resistant Home in Costa Rica

Casa Atrevida is a magnificent house built in-between the sea and a river deep in <a title="Stunning Casa Atrevida in Costa Rica is Made From Local Guada Wood and is Anti Seismic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica" target="_blank">Costa Rica</a>’s Peninsula de Osa. <a title="Stunning Casa Atrevida in Costa Rica is Made From Local Guada Wood and is Anti Seismic" href="http://www.luzdepiedra.com/" target="_blank">Luz de Piedra Arquitectos</a><strong></strong> built the home using local fast-growing Guadua wood and construction techniques that make the home earthquake resistant and <a title="Casa Atrevida is a Stunning, Anti-Seismic And Anti-Flood Home in Costa Rica" href="http://inhabitat.com/rotterdams-floating-pavilion-is-an-experimental-climate-proof-development/" target="_blank">able to withstand floods</a>.

Casa Atrevida hovers three feet above the ground on risers that protect it from river <a title="Casa Atrevida is a Stunning, Anti-Seismic And Anti-Flood Home in Costa Rica" href="http://inhabitat.com/wolfgang-tschapellers-st-joseph-house-is-a-prefab-flood-resistant-home-in-austria/" target="_blank">floods</a> and excessive rain.

Built in the area of <a title="Stunning Casa Atrevida in Costa Rica is Made From Local Guada Wood and is Anti Seismic" href="http://costarica.com/attractions/playa-preciosa/" target="_blank">Playa Preciosa</a>, this beautiful home was constructed by trained craftsmen using <a title="Stunning Casa Atrevida in Costa Rica is Made From Local Guada Wood and is Anti Seismic" href="http://inhabitat.com/enchanting-eco-truly-park-is-a-self-sustaining-paradise-on-earth/" target="_blank">local materials</a>.

The house consists of two structural volumes with two floors each and an open corridor at ground level that fills the house with fresh air.

Thin sliding doors on the first floor let air circulate freely, creating cross breezes for natural ventilation during the day.

<a href="http://inhabitat.com/solar-power/">Photovoltaic panels</a> generate energy and solar water heaters provide hot showers.

On top of all that, this fantastic home has a first floor balcony complete with a garden featuring 30 different plant species and it even filters <a title="Casa Atrevida is a Stunning, Anti-Seismic And Anti-Flood Home in Costa Rica" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greywater" target="_blank">grey water</a>!