with costa rica?s goal is to become carbon neutral by 2021, the team at úbáli tropical living has been set the task of designing cabins with a minimal ecological footprint. the project, which focuses on building eco-friendly modular structures, has been developed to provide both residential and hotel accommodation for a franco-costa rican alliance.

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the owners arthur micheron, architect, and pablo valle, civil engineer of úbáli tropical living, created a line of modular houses designed as customizable products in accordance with the costa rican physical, social and economic context. its creation was named úbáli, which means chameleon in the costa rican indigenous language bribri. this name highlights the importance of the structures to embrace the tropical context and generate experiences with the comfort and modernity of urban life in rural contexts.
 
 
the first modular house model, the úbali 1.0 model, kabëk (quetzal), is ideally suited for mountain climates. this model has an atypical concept, with an intimate shape that communicates with nature so that guests have privacy and dialogue with the space around them. its flexible structure allows it to adapt to sloping terrain, dense forests and humid tropical climates.

 
 
the cabin includes all the electromechanical installations, the septic tank and the facilities necessary for its operation. the modulation of the cabins allows to make certain adjustmen...