How did we get to know-how?
Building a house is not just a process of land, metal, concrete, and labor; it's a journey into emotions, your vision, what's possible and impossible, your desires, and many other elements that escape traditional definitions. Very few builders can enter this realm and understand its language. Even more exclusive are those who, like Diego and Mela, have resided in this world for over 9 years, getting the evergrowing know-how that's given only by non-stop learning.
Inspired by the natural beauty of the Osa area, our initial years brought tremendous growth that pushed the limits of our capacity. Rather than refusing clients, we decided to extend our services to a wider audience to accommodate this success.
However, this endeavor presented unforeseen challenges that put our values to the test, reaffirming them by being the basics we redeemed to reinvent ourselves. The true wealth of each experience is the learning it provides. Our experience resulted in a strengthening of our trust in our clients. Rather than succumb to warranty claims arising from the failed expansion, we seized the opportunity to monstrate that our cmmment custmr satistaction surnasses any obstacle.
We learned that our product demands individualized attention for each project, which is not compatible with handling a large number of simultaneous clients. This allows us to provide the best possible service to the clients with whom we exclusively commit. At Idea, our priority is your satisfaction, and this is what we offer to our selected clients. With us you'll not be paying fees but rather investing in better ideas.
Established in 2014, perfecting since 2007
Founded in 2014 following the marriage of Diego Solis and Melania Castillo, our company relocated to the scenic coastal area of Osa shortly after. Since then, we have successfully helped countless visionaries from all around the world achieve their unique goals through a reliable, hassle-free, and secure process. If experience is practical contact with and observation of facts or events, then we must account for the facts and events that Diego has learned through.
He, the founder partner behind our technical tenets, son of an engineer, great son of a land surveyor, and artist by nature, has been developina commercia and residential construction projects since 2007, and all his accumulated experience will support your investment.
Meet Our Crew
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Co-founder, General direction, Project management, Architectural design:
As a Co-founder of ideA Design with 26 years of experience in the construction industry, he actively participates from the initial client contact, determining the viability of the project.
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General direction. Finish selection. Design review:
As a Co-founder, Melania actively participates in the general management of the project. Resolving functional and aesthetic aspects is her specialty. She is actively involved in the design and selection of kitchen, bathroom, and closet furnishing, as well as other furniture, ceiling fans, lighting, and appliances. Mela also plays a key role in selecting and purchasing finishes materials, controlling the budget, and approving bank transfers.
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Specialist in Communication and Business Development:
In this role, Diego combines customer service responsibilities with bilingual communication tasks, such as researching new trends, generating creative product names, conducting socio-economic and contextual analysis, as well as drafting content for the company's website and social media.
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Project and quality control management:
After 25 years in the construction scene in the northeast of the US, learning all facets of a project from groundbreaking to the moment of providing the keys to a new home to a happy client, Randall is putting his high standard expertise to the service of our tailoring process. He believes in the power of communication and using all his accumulated knowledge to help bring the US and Canada finishing standards to your bespoke home in Costa Rica. Safety is very important to him, as well as the protection of your investment. OSHA certified and naturally picky, Randall will bring peace of mind to your construction site.
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Accounting:
Responsible for maintaining the company's financial records, including purchases of materials and services, according to the budget. Jeremy also actively assists us in the preparation of bank deposits, salary payments, and general expenses.
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Procurement and General Secretariat:
She is responsible for coordinating the purchase and delivery of materials dictated in the budget. She also manages the general schedule of activities and coordinates with suppliers. Alondra handles the administrative processes for obtaining construction permits in the virtual APC system, involving various institutions such as CFIA, Municipalities, INS, etc.
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Junior Architect:
Architectural design, drawing of plans, budgeting, and 3D modeling & rendering. Responsible for translating drafts and ideas from conceptual design and floor plans dictated by the founders of the company into clean designs. Oscar also contributes to the design process, draws up the construction plans for projects, and, with his knowledge of plans and materials, generates budgets. He also actively participates in field technical inspections to ensure that each line is constructed in the correct location.
“We believe in good people with good ideas. We believe in our powerful team.”
Design and build individually tailored living spaces where our clients will be encouraged to be their better selves, while delivering an unmatched customer biased experience.
OUR MISSION
We strive for complete customer satisfaction, maintaining a deliberately small client portfolio. This approach enables us to address each case showcasing our know-how criteria with a set of no-nonsense practices that, fueled by empathy and sympathy, aim to create a truly exclusive, superlative experience.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Be recognized as the industry’s standard for exclusivity and excellence, being the definitive idea when building and design come to mind.