A Little Bit of Costa Rica in Red Hook

If you’ve wandered down Van Dyke Street in Red Hook recently, you may have been struck by and unusual-looking structure rising on a vacant lot between Van Brunt and Richards. The partially-built wooden frame house looks better suited to the tropics than northern climes—because it is. Turns out a Brooklyn-based company called Natura decided to do dry run on their home turf for a 200-unit “eco-lux” development that it will soon begin erecting in Costa Rica’s Osa Province; the concept is to create a “sustainable” community with virtually no harmful effects on the environment. We’ve got a rendering of what the design should look like on the jump. There’s no website up yet but if you want to find out more you can email coburn AT naturahome DOT com.