Design & Build

One team. From first sketch to your keys.

Most architects in Costa Rica hand your plans to a contractor you hire separately. We design, engineer, permit and build your home with one team, so there is always one company answering for the budget and the schedule. 26 years on Costa Rica's Pacific coast.

 

WHO ANSWERS WHEN THE BUDGET SLIPS?

With the usual model, your architect draws the house and then puts it out to tender. You hire the contractor. Engineers and a project manager often come from other companies again. When something goes wrong on site, a cost overrun, a delay, a detail that doesn't match the drawings, each one can point at another. And you are thousands of kilometres away.

With NEOARCHITECTS, the people who design your home are the people who build it. One team, one point of contact, one responsibility from the first sketch to the keys.

 

TWO WAYS TO BUILD IN COSTA RICA

Architect + separate contractor: the architect designs, outside engineers do the engineering, you choose a builder from a tender, and several companies answer when something goes wrong.

NEOARCHITECTS, one team: design, structural and electromechanical engineering, permits and construction by us, with one point of contact and one regular progress report while you are abroad.

We only build homes we have designed ourselves, so the team on site knows every drawing. Already have a builder? We can do design and permits only, or recommend a builder we trust. But building with us is the only way we can answer for your budget, the quality and the schedule.

 

FROM LOT TO KEYS

1. Free consultation. Your goals, budget and land. No land yet? We assess lots with you before you buy.

2. Feasibility and design. Legal, structural and climate checks on the site, then your first design.

3. Engineering and permits. Structural and electromechanical engineering and the permit process, handled by us.

4. Construction. Our team builds, with regular progress reports wherever you live.

5. Keys. You move into a home designed for you from the first sketch.

 

WHAT IT COSTS

USD 1,950 to 4,000+ per m² to design and build a custom home, before land. Where your home falls depends on site, finishes and access. We price your own lot in the first consultation.

 

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

"NeoArchitects became our trusted single point of contact. Living overseas limited our availability, and they compensated by preparing methodically for our infrequent visits. They obtained a challenging permit in a few months instead of the years quoted by others. We give them our highest recommendation."

A. Lonhorn, overseas client

 

QUESTIONS

Can I manage the build from abroad?

Yes. Most of our clients live in the US, Canada and Europe. One team runs design, permits and construction and reports to you regularly.

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Do I have to use your construction team?

No. We can do design and permits only, and most clients who come without a builder ask us to recommend one. But when we build the home ourselves, one team answers for budget, quality and schedule.

I haven't bought land yet. Start with the free consultation. We check slope, water, access and permit risk before you commit.

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Which languages do you work in?

English, Spanish and German.