Nueve84 Curridabat Building is the beginning of an urban development that consists on 67 hectares, which focuses on defining a new lifestyle in the east side of San Jose city, living in the middle of 8 hectares of parks, plazas, trails and bikeways. The building’s contemporary architecture was inspired by site conditions and raw materials, such as stone veneer and concrete, as a means to search for a cozy ambiance and to bring back ancient memories.
© Wagner Calderón Rizo
Architectonic design, efficiency and pleasant distributions were the main parameters followed in this project. With these factors as a core, two towers take maximum advantage of the property and its location, achieving this way all the requirements.
© Wagner Calderón Rizo
The concept for the interior design is to feel at home, it is based on comfort and lifestyle on a unique location. Besides enjoying the amenities the project has to offer, such as a gym, library and kids place, it provides as well direct contact with nature, as it is surrounded by tall trees, amazing views and landscape which is a very desired attribute in a pioneer project like this in Costa Rica. Within the program of the project, it has a total of 58 apartments of 1 bedroom, 106 apartments of 2 bedrooms and 10 apartments of 3 bedrooms, for a total of 174 apartments.
Project Info
Architects: Zürcher Arquitectos
Country: Costa Rica, Curridabat
Area: 21523 m²
Year: 2018
Photographs: Wagner Calderón Rizo
Manufacturers AutoDesk, Pilkington, Ambiance, American Standard Colombia, Arkos, Ecoroof, MIRAGE, Rondine: AutoDesk
Design Team: Ronald Zürcher, Giovanni Rodriguez
Clients: Portafolio Inmobiliario
Mural Artist: Majo Rodriguez, Entropia, Illustration Majo Rodriguez
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