Location: Santa Ana, Costa Rica
Project Year: 2019
Area:  77m2
Photographer: Andrés Garcia Lachner

CHIMPA is a boutique furniture and decoration store located in Lindora, Costa Rica. It’s designs focus on re-using and re-imagining materials and objects to create unique pieces, whilst maintaining a low carbon footprint.
It is located on the north-east corner of the Plaza Futura commercial center and is accessed through an internal green plaza, offering exterior views on all two of its facades.
Because CHIMPA is a furniture, lighting fixtures and decoration store, it is important to create an atmosphere where different set pieces can be exhibited whilst maintaining a sense of harmony. A metallic grid is installed in the ceiling as a structural element from which lamps and hanging pots can be hung. Furniture and decorations are positioned to create small ambiances and allow clients to navigate the store freely.  
The material palette consists of polished concrete tiles, glass, white painted metal and white-painted, lacquered wood for the counter area. It also combines several furniture pieces with different fabric tones and macramé.