Costa Rica Real Estate

The Baan Tong House is for sale! Local Realtors or Buyers: Contact us in CR at 288-1052 or 392-2277, or by emailing. Please schedule showings at least a day ahead of time.

This property has been re-designed inside and a pool has been added since it’s last feature in Estilos y Casas Magazine in June. Here is the information about the house, but please check the listing on our site for the latest PHOTOS and also the PHOTOS from the last Magazine shoot.

Listing: http://www.estaterealty.com/listman/listings/l0002.html
Magazine photo shoot: http://www.estaterealty.com/baantong/index.htm

Designed by architect Enrique Barascout, the Baan Tong House interprets and adapts traditional Thai architecture for modern times by including such features as:
- resting the house on pylons, which make it appear lighter; having wooden columns wider at the base than at the top; and using wood extensively throughout the home. Iron railings in unusual colors woven like a typical Balinese basket provide protection on balconies and terraces, as well as make an artistic statement.

The escazu mansion home is entered through an impressive three meter high bronze door, giving it an unquestionable Thai feel and inspiring the name “Baan Tong,” which means “House of Gold.”

The heart of the home is the living room with its soaring ceiling – up to almost 30 feet high. Twelve foot French doors lead to an airy interior courtyard with a soothing stone fountain.

With an abundance of windows and glass doors, this exceptional home basks in natural light, surrounds itself with spectacular vistas, and interacts peacefully with the bounty of nature outside its walls.

Here are some specs:
-Property: 7550 m² (1.86 acres)
-Construction: 540 m² (5812 SF)
-4 bedrooms
-3½ baths
-Master bath with Carrara marble
-Kitchen done by Poggenpohl
-Library
-42 m² (452 SF) court yard
-4 phone lines
-Satellite TV
-Alarm
-Infinity edge pool and jacuzzi
-2 car garage with electric opener
-Gymnasium with shower and kitchenette
-Heat pump
-Mountain and valley views
-Serious security of the property, including a guard house at the gate of the property.