At the crown of the Papagayo Peninsula, CHAPI Design has crafted an immersive interior experience shaped by the rhythms, textures and untamed beauty of the land. For lead designer Tatiana Sheveleva, it was its uninterrupted view – a cinematic sweep of ocean, forest and sky – that became the starting point for a design narrative grounded in restraint, reverence, and raw materiality.
The interior palette echoes the landscape in both mood and geology. Drawing from the region’s two defining seasons – Verano (dry) and Invierno (green) – CHAPI Design layered the residence in deep forest greens, toasted golds and warm wood tones. These are atmospheric references: the glint of afternoon sun through leaves, the scent of petrichor after the first rain, the velvet green of a hillside reborn after drought.
This concept is expressed most dramatically in the villa’s spa-like primary bathroom. Floor-to-ceiling glass opens onto a private garden, where an outdoor tub is tucked into lush foliage. Inside, a monolithic slab of green marble veined with gold anchors the twin showers and echoes the same stone used for the sculpted custom basin. Rich native woods – chosen for their colour depth and organic grain – are used for millwork, vanities and integrated storage, adding warmth and a sense of permanence.
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