DESIGNED FOR LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE
BIOCLIMATIC DESIGN AT URBAN SCALE
OUR WORK ABOUT US
Terrace view of mountains transitioning to the Pacific Ocean, with a section of a pool, wooden deck, and bone porcelanato pathways visible
WHERE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DISSOLVE

FIVE DECADES OF COSTA RICAN ARCHITECTURE

LETS WORK TOGETHER

 

LIGHT AS MATERIAL

Design Principles

WHO WE ARE
THE CLIENT’S VISION
Program, site, and the lived experience of the project must guide every decision. Architectural detail emerges from listening — not from a predetermined style.
FORM AND MATERIALITY
Form is a reflection of material and construction technique. Spatial quality and perception arise from the encounter with natural light — not from decoration.
LIVING IN THE TROPICS
The boundary between interior and exterior must dissolve. In the tropical context, the events that occur between both worlds define the spatial experience — and must be designed with the same care as the rooms themselves.
HERE AND NOW
Architecture must belong to its time. Spaces and experiences can be contemporary without renouncing the history that precedes them — and without ignoring the landscape that surrounds them.
RESPONSIBLE DESIGN
Every project is an opportunity to build environments that improve environmental quality and generate healthy spaces — for those who inhabit them and for the city around them.

Featured Projects

Explore Our Work
Corner view of Edificio Asouna west and south facades with horizontal concrete louvers, Heredia, Costa Rica — ICESA
Edificio Asouna
Featured · Institutional · Interior · Masterplanning · Mixed Use
Interior view of Casa Beer Fuscaldo II atrium with glass roof and white walls, Escazú, Costa Rica — ICESA
Casa Beer Fuscaldo II
Featured · Interior · Residential
Architectural blend on Oficentro Asebanacio's East facade with concrete louvers, glass, and white walls against a highway backdrop.
Oficentro Asebanacio
Featured · Institutional · Interior · Masterplanning
Selva Oculta Agrotourism
Featured · Hospitality · Interior · Masterplanning · Residential
Illuminated interior of the Frowein Residence, view from the pool area at night
Frowein House
Featured · Hospitality · Interior · Residential
Pumas Two Houses
Featured · Hospitality · Interior · Masterplanning · Residential
Casa Beer Fuscaldo I
Featured · Interior · Residential
Southeast exterior render of the COSEVI Projects Directorate showing vertical solar shades and glazed facades on a sloped site in San José, Costa Rica
COSEVI
Featured · Institutional · Interior · Masterplanning
Sunrise at the east facade of Veritas University, revealing the interiors of the workshops
Veritas University – Auditorium and Workshops
Featured · Institutional · Interior · Masterplanning · Urban Design
Spi House
Featured · Interior · Residential
Liceo Franco Costarricense
Featured · Institutional · Masterplanning

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A contemporary Architectural and Engineering design firm in Costa Rica.

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