Asouna Building

The Asouna Building occupies a strategic corner at the entrance to Heredia’s historic grid, built for the employee solidarity association of the Universidad Nacional. The program stacks four levels: ground-floor retail reinforcing the pedestrian continuity of the street, corporate offices above, and a wellness floor — gym, dental clinic, spa — at the top, oriented toward the mountain views. Parking is resolved in basement and interior lot, preserving the pedestrian scale of the surroundings.

The corner plot allowed the long facades to face north and south, securing quality natural light across the office and wellness floors. Both are protected by horizontal louvers that filter direct sun without severing the visual connection to the exterior. At the corner itself, the staircase and service elements shift toward the west facade — acting as a thermal buffer against afternoon radiation while freeing the interior floor plates from fixed elements that would compromise spatial flexibility.

First place in the ASOUNA Design Competition