![]() We offer students a relaxed learning environment with small clas. Tico Lingo Project Type: Exterior / Landscape Design Date: April 2020 Client: Tico Lingo is a small Spanish immersion school located in Heredia, Costa Rica. The client was beyond content, and after making some minor adjustments, signed the contact and was ready to move forward.ĭue to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, we decided it best to postpone this project until further notice. Spanish School in Costa Rica focused on intensive Spanish immersion programs where students live the language and. Tico Lingo offers the most personalized and immersive Spanish programs in Costa Rica. Cactus and an already present Heliconia plant was the base of our inspiration for this landscape design. Our landscape design focused on incorporating locally sourced plants that require little maintenance. We also included other wooden elements in the design to hide unsightly (but necessary) elements of the patio like gutter run off and propane tanks. With an aim to fit the relating rustic, wooden elements seen throughout the school, my team and I designed an outdoor roof that highlighted the natural beauty of locally sourced woods and incorporated painted steel to assure longevity. Allowing for light to enter the space was of huge importance to the roof design, and even importantly was the structural quality of the design to withstand local winds and rains. Puerto Rico is full of people who are welcoming and buena gente (which is Boricua lingo for kind and friendly). We primarily used SketchUp to present ideas to Tico Lingo’s school director. The client voiced a desire to showcase some of Costa Rica’s local vegetation, thus landscape design and install was also included in the project. Best for Cultural Immersion: Naatik Language and Culture Institute. Best for Immersion Internship: Linguistic Horizons. Best for 1-on-1 Instruction: Spanish in Nature. Scope: The project included exterior roof design and custom furniture design. Best for Volunteer & Study: Buenos Aires TEFL institute. ![]() They’ve grown quickly in the past few years and needed help redesigning their backyard patio to accommodate a classroom and additional student seating area. Combining intensive Spanish classes, local homestay accommodation, daily cultural activities, and weekend adventure tours, the Teen Spanish Summer Camp fully immerses students in Costa Rica’s culture, language, and natural beauty. Project Type: Exterior / Landscape DesignĬlient: Tico Lingo is a small Spanish immersion school located in Heredia, Costa Rica. Located in the heart of Costa Rica’s Central Valley in the city of Heredia, Tico Lingo offers a complete Spanish immersion program curated by expert Spanish professors. ![]()
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