Victor Canas’ Costa Rican Getaway House

The house boasts a spectacular view of the blue Costa Rican waters, and parts of it even float atop a rock-filled pond.

The house is designed to be as connected to the outdoors as possible. The cross-ventilation created by several open rooms allows the Papagayo winds to cool the house.

A view from the glass paneled walls from the bedroom. Canas says you can "see Nicaragua from the bed."

If you are a water lover, you will love this house since it incorporates the beauty and purity of water everywhere it can. As you bathe, you can look out at the pool and the ocean.

A wooden bridge connects the family room to two of the four bedrooms in the house. The hallway creates the allusion of stepping stones. Canas used concrete here because "it's a great minimalist material. It's uniform, textured, and man-made but still natural-looking."

The "stepping stones" of the foyer are set atop a rock-filled pond--more water, more outside indoors.

A tree seems to grow out of the wooden, outdoor deck.

The sun deck seems to float atop the pool.

An infinity pool seems to further connects the house to the ocean just below.

The entire house is covered in glass, instead of solid walls--to take total advantage of the majestic view.