哥斯大黎加-海灘俱樂部Virador Beach Club

The project is located at the Four Seasons Hotel in Peninsula Papagayo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The hotel with its 182 guestrooms, suites, villas and private residences, is considered the jewel of the peninsula. The project starts as an adequacy of the hotel done by Zurcher Architects in 2004 respecting its original architecture and essence. It is right in the middle of a beautiful dense tropical forest of the peninsula between two stunning beaches. The Project Site is at the north side beach which is designated for adults only separated from the family resort areas. The operator needed a mayor change on the adult pool and the project a new beach club / open restaurant next to it. The area designated for the project was a left-over open space limited by the property line and the public beach restriction. The importance of blending the new architecture with the original was the most important challenge for both architect and operator. Costa Rica is known for its tropical climate and dense vegetation with an average temperature of 32º C so being an open space with no air conditioning required special attention to shades and crossing winds. Part of the project was the demolition of the adult pool and deck area to create a total new experience based on a raised infinity pool and deck separated from the beach level in order to bring privacy and views to the ocean line. Both areas, the restaurant and new pool interact connecting to the beach.

該項目位於哥斯達黎加瓜納卡斯特省帕帕加約半島的四季酒店，這座酒店擁有 182 間客房、套房、別墅及私人住宅，被譽為半島上的瑰寶。該計畫始於 2004 年，由 Zurcher Architects 針對酒店進行的一項改造，秉持對原始建築風格與精髓的尊重。酒店座落於半島中央，環繞在兩片綠意盎然的熱帶森林之間，鄰近兩座迷人的海灘。
項目選址於北側海灘，這片海灘專為成人使用，與家庭度假區隔開。營運方計畫對成人泳池進行大規模翻新，並在其旁新建一座海灘俱樂部與開放式餐廳。由於指定區域受產權界線與公共海灘限制，可供開發的空間十分有限，因此如何將新建築與現有建築和諧融合，成為建築師與營運方面臨的關鍵挑戰。
哥斯達黎加以熱帶氣候與繁茂植被聞名，全年平均氣溫約 32ºC。由於該計畫設計為無空調的開放空間，對於遮蔭與自然通風的考量尤為重要。項目內容包括拆除原有的成人泳池與甲板區，改建為一座與海灘水平錯落的升高無邊際泳池與甲板，提供更私密的空間與開闊的海景。餐廳與新泳池區將無縫相連，並設有通往海灘的直接通道，讓賓客能夠享受流暢且沉浸於自然景觀的度假體驗。