LIZARD BAR

WHILE TAMARINDO BEACH TOWN IS HAVING A RAPID GROWTH OF DEVELOPMENT, ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES ARE ALSO CONSTANTLY EVOLVING AND CHANGING. LIZARD BAR IN TAMARINDO ARRIVED AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A MORE URBAN-BEACH NIGHT SPACE THAT OFFERED A HIGHER-END COMFORT AND SERVICE. THE MATERIALITY OF THE NEW SPACE EXPOSES WOOD IN A ELEGANT CONFIGURATION, STILL RESEMBLING TEXTURES TYPICAL OF THE GUANACASTE LANDSCAPE AND VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE. THE SPATIAL CONCEPT OF A FORCED VANISHING POINT CONFIGURATION ALLOWED TO CREATE A LONGITUDINAL BAR-COUNTER THAT BREAKS INTO SECTIONS ALLOWING MORE FLOW AND FUNCTIONALITY. THIS SPACE CONFIGURATION ALSO CREATES 2 AILS AND SEPARATES THE LOUNGE AREA WITH CONFORTABLE COUCHES FROM THE SOCIAL ACTIVITY OF THE BAR. ALL THE WINDOWS WERE OPENED TO CREATE A BETTER AIRFLOW AND ALSO TO CREATE VISUAL AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS TO THE PEDESTRIANS PASSING BY.

< TYPE > residential

< Location > tamarindo beach, guanacaste

< Year > 2016 – 2017

< Status > Built

< LSD Partners > Arq. Rodolfo Tinoco / Arq. Luis Mauricio Solís

< LSD Team > Daniel bermudez, Jose colombari, tatiana fonseca

< Collaborators > s3 ingenieros