Description
Multi-Dimensioned Estate Home on the hillside of Matapalo Located in the San Andreas region of Matapalo/Dominical, the property is only a 10-minute drive from the pristine beaches of Playa Matapalo and Playa Linda. Quepos airport and hospital are 30 minutes north, while Dominical and Uvita are 20 minutes south, so a multitude of restaurants, tourist activities and professional services are only a short drive away. Immersed in nature but with an expansive ocean-valley view, this private 4000 sq. ft, 3-level home is the ideal open concept home for the tropics, designed by a Costa Rican born, New York architect. This contemporary designed home combines the elements of openness, lighting, and airflow to allow you to enjoy the flora and fauna of Costa Rica up close, but relax in the grandeur and security of the home. Light pours into the home through massive pivoting doors and glass walled sections. Each room can be individually light-flow adjusted with wide hardwood slatted louvered windows. Engineered for seismic strength and stability in mind, concrete is integral to the buildings contemporary look and strength in both the house structure, foundation and heavily reinforced retaining walls. An off-grid solar system of 29 photovoltaic panels and 3 hot water solar panels provides abundant electricity and hot water for the home. The 5 bedrooms are independent of each other allowing privacy among occupants. 3 elegant bathrooms are luxuriously designed with tasteful combinations of stainless steel fixtures, cream colored quartz countertops and stone wall tiles. Discrete from the roadside, the secured estate has a solid hardwood and steel sliding door that opens into a parking area and 3-car garage. The focal point of this home is a large 600 sq. ft. bi-level saltwater pool and a huge Nicaraguan hardwood deck that surrounds the pool that connects the dining and kitchen areas of the house. The open design expands the outdoor living space with an additional 4900 sq. ft. of deck and terrace space. The house also has serviced entertainment rooms that can also be further developed as is, or into more bedrooms and bathrooms. The 7+ acres of tropical forest is partially developed with fractured stone sidewalks and natural paths leading to the tropical gardens, fruit trees, palm thatched rancho and large greenhouse building. The garden and tree nursery infrastructure is already in place for continued property development if the owner so desires. An adjacent ocean view property with a 1400 sq. ft. 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom guesthouse are included with the house purchase. This incredible estate package is unique and available for the discerning buyer.
