Photography: Andres Garcia Lachner. If one were to paint a picture of the perfect tropical retreat, it would surely involve large open spaces, swathes of concrete, wood and glass, generous openings that create a seamless transition between the interiors and the lush greenery and bright sunlight outside. The San Jose-based architect likes to explore the relationship between architecture and the natural environment, and this commission gave him the perfect excuse to test out his studies. Take an interactive tour of Joya Villas. Aiming to use modernist forms and an international, contemporary design language, the studio paired the structural steel with naked concrete and wooden screens and doors, referencing both historical and modern Central American tropical architecture. The large openings and delicate details — such as the floating staircases — engender a sense of lightness. The interior follows a traditional arrangement, with living spaces on the ground level, leading out to a terrace with swimming pool, while private rooms are tucked away above. This train of thought and the architecture that is emerging could begin to be considered as the birth of an authentic Central American Tropical Architecture. The set of twin houses sit next to each other, jutting out of the lush forest vegetation and looking out towards the sea.


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Naked City is a police procedural series from Screen Gems which was broadcast from to and from to on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the motion picture The Naked City and mimics its dramatic "semi- documentary " format. As in the film, each episode concluded with a narrator intoning the iconic line: "There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them. Route 66 was broadcast by CBS from to , and, like Naked City , followed the "semi-anthology" format of building the stories around the guest actors, rather than the regular cast. Episode plots usually focused more on the criminals and victims portrayed by guest actors, characteristic of the "semi-anthology" narrative format common in early s TV so called by the trade paper Variety. Silliphant's work resulted in significant critical acclaim for the series and attracted film and television actors of the time to seek guest-starring roles. Many scenes were filmed in the South Bronx near Biograph Studios also known as Gold Medal Studios , where the series was produced, and in Greenwich Village and other neighborhoods in Manhattan.
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