Location: Santa Ana, San José, Costa Rica 
Year: 2019
Area: 1,452 m2

Villaflor is a residential project in Santa Ana, Costa Rica. Santa Ana is a suburb of the capital city of San José. The area offers a combination of traditional Costa Rican culture and modern residential and commercial developments.

The site has a mild slope with the lowest part of the terrain located at the entrance in the northern edge and the highest point in the southern edge. It holds 2 existing houses situated in the northern sector of the property. The lot starts with a narrow strip of land and widens at the middle. The southern sector of the site is almost double the size of the northern one.

The project consists of 2 identical duplexes positioned in different levels. In the first floor, a central, load baring wall divides each duplex and precedes a courtyard for each residence. Service rooms are coupled together and positioned in the central area of each apartment. Common spaces such as the kitchen and living room are laid out facing north towards the terraces and garden. The upper level holds 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a TV room. Residences do not share a wall in the second floor so as to offer more privacy.

The material palette combines brickwork, concrete, glass and stone masonry for exterior facades and wood and concrete for the interiors. A wooden pergola structure leads the pathway towards the front entrances of each residence. Wooden and metallic louvers are also used as parasols.