Projects · Corporate and commercial

Corporate and commercial architecture in Costa Rica

Offices, headquarters, shops and dealerships for companies that are settling or growing in the country. Each project starts from the company’s program, the site and the climate, with cost and permits inside the same process.

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Night lighting of the main entrance of Towers in Barrio Amón — Corporativo y comercial

Towers in Barrio Amón

Mixed-Use Building in La Uruca, render of the glazed volume with a central void, natural light in every space, San José — Corporativo y comercial

Mixed-Use Building in La Uruca

Shop in Moravia, night render of the flame-shaped sculptural roof beside the tree, framing the main entrance, Moravia — Corporativo y comercial

Shop in Moravia

Supermarket in San José, render of the main aisle between freezers and shelves, wide access, San José — Corporativo y comercial

Supermarket in San José

Evertec Costa Rica offices, open work area beside a glazed room, an open and flexible plan, San José — Corporativo y comercial

Evertec Costa Rica, corporate office

AutoStar Curridabat, render of the corner with contemporary layered massing, gateway to eastern San José, Curridabat — Corporativo y comercial

AutoStar Curridabat

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How we think about it

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The body first

We think through the full day of the people who work there. Where they sit, what they see from the window, how daylight reaches their desk and where they meet the others.

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The section before the plan

Cross ventilation, shade and daylight make a space healthier and lower energy use before any equipment is installed.

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Building on what exists

Many companies move into an existing building. We read what already works and focus the intervention where it changes how the whole is used.

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The building ten years on

A headquarters grows and its teams change. We leave the structure, building services and floor plate ready for the next stage without redoing what was built.

From territory to detail

We review the site and the building in all their dimensions before proposing. We return to that reading at every stage of the project. The full process is in the eight-step guide to building.