Bamboo House Playa Sombrero

17 Mar

This beautiful Guadua bamboo house in Costa Rica, is located near Playa Sombrero at the Osa Peninsula. The bamboo house was designed and built by Costa Rican architect Mariela Garcia and Steve Jurries. The project also includes a bamboo guest house and workshop. It took 12 people to built this bamboo project.

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