las lajas cabins.
a conceptual masterplan for a cluster of cabins in las lajas, sized for the highland tropical climate that governs the site.
brief, approach, outcome.
a small cluster of cabins on a las lajas site, with a tropical highland climate that is meaningfully different from the coastal pacific or the caribbean side: cooler nights, drier air, and a less aggressive sun than the coast.
the brief is a conceptual masterplan: cabin typology, plot logic, circulation, and shared amenities, sized to the site and the climate without yet committing to material specifications.
the masterplan is being developed against the highland micro-climate rather than a generic tropical model. orientation and apertures favour the cooler night cycle and the prevailing winds across the site; the cabin typology is sized to be cross-ventilated by default, with mechanical cooling treated as a backup rather than the design driver.
