PORTFOLIO VOID

VOID ETHOS

What we believe

VOID is an architecture studio that develop conscious design strategies to encourage our clients’ projects to develop their maximum potential.

VOID ETHOS

What we believe

As an office we have a strong conviction that every project we develop, be it private or public development, should be thought to impact its immediate local context in a greater way.

VOID ETHOS

What we believe

Architecture mediates between environment and its users

Impact on local context and people

Innovation: changes for growth

VOID PARTNERS

Founding SERGIO FRUGONE RICARDO SEVILLA

Ricardo, a collegiate architect in both Costa Rica and Panama, began his professional experience with OPB Arquitectos, acquiring technical design knowledge, skills that today are key to his practice as a professional. He also worked at KIREBE, absorbing the experience of one of the largest developers nationwide with corporate, commercial, educational and residential projects. Today, with his 9 years of experience and graduated with honors from the School of Architecture and Internal Space of the Veritas University, he works as Director of our Execution Practice Area.

Graduated with honors from the Veritas University School of Architecture and Internal Space in 2011, Sergio serves as Director within the Experience Practice Area. He has more than 9 years of professional experience in designing master plans, museums, hotels, shopping centers, mixed-use buildings and residences. After completing his studies, he worked at the international firm Gensler, developing projects in North and Central America. In addition, he has served for 6 years as professor of Design in his alma mater, and was invited to give the Urbanism and Landscape workshop at the XXIV Latin American Conference of Schools and Faculties of Architecture, CLEFA in 2012.

Felipe counts with 9 years of experience involved in one of the most prestigious architecture firms in the country. His time at Garnier Arquitectos allowed him to venture into the development and execution of largescale and complex projects, such as free-trade zones, hotels, corporate centers, and residences. This acquired knowledge allows him to apply his skills in all our projects today, leading our Performance Practice Area. Felipe studied Landscape Design at Veritas University and then graduated with honors from the School of Architecture and Internal Space.

VOID Professionals Design

“We doesn’t intend to be a traditional office but rather a creative studio where we believe in multidisciplinary processes and promote a strong culture of collaboration. We believe that this way of working allows for critical and thoughtful discussion which opens new perspectives and opportunities when undertaking a project.”

DESIGN

Pillars Intentions

We are an office structured on three pillars that involve design (experience/performance/ execution) and that converge in their center with the client, reminding us what is most important in each project.

CLOSED LIFE CYCLES

Each project is designed according to the coined term “Closed Life Cycles”, avoiding waste and promoting an efficient use of resources. Thus, as part of their social initiatives, they also seek to develop one or two pro bono projects per year that have a positive impact on marginalized and at-risk communities.

/01 Residential Projects

2020 / GUARUMO

Location

Area Developer

2021

/ CASA PATIO

The courtyard as the soul of the project; a tribute to traditional colonial design.

San José, Costa Rica

Location Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

Area 797 sq.m

Contemporary architecture in the middle of the Costa Rican Pacific.

Stealth Development

2016 / TROPIKS

Location

335 sq.m 215 sq.m

Area

The first off-grid house in Costa Rica, was born with the investigation of a new lifestyle.

Playa Grande, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

2019 / BULALI

Comercial Projects

It combines restaurant, bakery and co-working that complement each other.

Location Santa Ana, Costa Rica

Area 253 sq.m

2019 / CHIMPA

Location

Area

Creation of atmospheres for the exhibition of design pieces.

Santa Ana, Costa Rica

2019 / SENCHA

Location

Brand redesign, rejuvenating it and making it closer to the end user.

Escazú, Costa Rica

77 sq.m 38 sq.m

Area

2022 / TORRE 1028

Corporate Projects

2017 / CENTRO DE CONVENCIONES

Spaces that allow the configuration of the space according to the user’s requirements.

Location Escazú, Costa Rica

Area

17,200 m2

A new model of urban real estate development with a sustainable and technological approach.

Location San José, Costa Rica

Area 82,900 sq.m

2017 / LA CARAÑA

Master Plan Projects

Equestrian facility operating since 1969, when it became the country’s first equestrian club.

Location Santa Ana, Costa Rica

Area 70,608 m2

2017 / MONTE DE ORACIÓN

Holistic health and wellness complex.

Location Alajuela, Costa Rica

2017 / MAR

Educational Projects

Flexible spaces that offer several programmatic possibilities to maximize social impact.

Location Limón, Costa Rica

Area 1,184 sq.m

2017 / FILII

It seeks to develop the physical, social, and emotional aspects of children.

Location Area Santa Ana, Costa Rica

11,810 sq.m

2017 / MONTE DE ORACIÓN

Hospitality and Wellness

Projects

Holistic health and wellness complex.

Location Alajuela, Costa Rica

Area 164 ha

2019 / CACHÍ

Location Area

Natural elements, stone and wood as protagonists.

2022 /IGLAMP

Location - Cartago, Costa Rica

Modular, sustainable habitable structures that allow you to enjoy an experience with nature.

Area 55/65 sq.m 5,150 sq.m

MONTE DE ORACIÓN

Atenas

Alajuela, Costa Rica

On going

164 hectáreas

The project consists of 35 different programmatic typologies. These are organized and grouped into 4 different ‘clusters’: Spiritual health and well-being, Hospital and residential, Arts and culture, and Commerce, entertainment, administrative and convention centers. Each cluster is located in the property from the most public to the most private programs. Different organization schemes are used for each. These include circuits, nodes, grids, neighborhoods and varied circulation methods depending on each program. The overall project employs a combination of all.

Casa del Lago

Monte de Oración

Lomo de Caballo

LA PERLA

Liberia

It seeks to establish a self-sufficient development structure, capable of maintaining a balance with the ecosystem, and with closed cycles that generate a neutral impact on the environment. Likewise, the aim is to implement the buffer concept between the natural and the productive, where both elements coexist in balance thanks to the abundant availability of resources such as land, water, energy and natural landscapes. Likewise, through the strategic use of the land in sustainable production programs, the project seeks to give back to the educational community; and the scientific community, facilitating access to the abundant biodiversity of the Guanacaste conservation area. Additionally, it tries to promote an architectural adaptability through the interaction of programs, allowing a symbiosis between the user and the environment. All this in a unique scenographic context, where the landscape will be the differentiator of the experience in each activity. It is the concept of a new rural urbanism.

VEGETACIÓN

Se ubican las zonas verdes con mayor proximidad, para establecer puntos de conexión de recorridos.

ARTICULACIÓN DE RECORRIDO

Se establecen los puntos de conexión que tendrán los recorridos, tanto petonales como vehículares.

ZONA PROTEGIDA

Se establece un recorrido protegido por medio de vegetación.

CURVAS DE NIVEL

Se ubican las zonas más expuestas de la propiedad, articulando por medio de puntos que permitan el recorrido.

ARTICULACIÓN DE RECORRIDO

Se establecen los puntos de conexión que tendrán los recorridos, tanto petonales como vehículares.

ZONA PROTEGIDA

Se establece un recorrido protegido por medio de estructuras.

Study of the systems

Organization schemes

Guarumo

Santa Teresa Guarumo is a contemporary residence located on the Costa Rican Pacific coast, where the characteristic tropical landscape is harmoniously combined with modern, simple and discreet architecture, all with a high degree of aesthetics / design.

The project is located on a steep hillside, so the adequate positioning of the architectural program is essential to guaranteeing a proper adaptation.

Casa Patio

Reminiscent of colonial houses where the living areas surround a central patio, Casa Patio is configured as a modern and tropical version of this traditional design. By blurring the lines between exterior and interior, a neutral palette of white walls allows greenery to take center stage, providing multiple views of the natural landscape that surrounds this fun and inviting home.

Tropiks

Playa Grande Tropik Works, the first off-grid house in Costa Rica, was born with the research of a new lifestyle more than a traditional architectural response.

Everything is planned to take only what is necessary, through passive systems that adapt to different configurations and to each one of the life zones present in our country.

Cabaña EFC

The EFC cabin, as a respectful intervention, is located in the surroundings of the cold and misty mountains of Dota, on a hill surrounded by a small forest of oaks that make up the setting for this dichotomous project.

The visuals, the landscape, orientation, winds and the relationship with the access were decisive for the distribution of the program.

IGLAMP

It proposes an alternative to create a vacation home model that offers to disconnect and reconnect with nature. These sustainable modular structures allow a direct experience with nature and the environment, without compromising comfort and safety.

Cocuyo Blanco

The project consists of 3 separate architectural interventions joined by a continuous walkway. Each component of the house is layed out according to how public/private it is. The first block, the ‘barn’, houses a game room, basketball court, bathroom and guest room. A pool and deck area acts as a link between the barn and the kitchen/ dining/living room. Two curved gabion walls enclose both blocks giving continuity to individual spaces and containing the soil above them.

Marbella

Marbella

In a privileged location with impressive views of the sea and surrounded by mountains, Mar.Bella frames the landscape with a large suspended volume of continuous parasols that protects the interior spaces. Its set of scales with horizontal lines celebrate the panoramic vision that becomes one with the sea, its design of openings and enclosures create the sensation of a portico with a cantilevered roof that allows air to pass through and erase the interior-exterior limits.

Conceptualized as a binocular, the volume magnifies views of the surrounding forest and respectfully positions itself in the context, making the geometry respond to the slope of the site

CAÑAFISTULA

Liberia Cañafístula is inspired by the symbiotic relationships that occur in natural ecosystems. Use Permaculture as a method to achieve a beneficial association of the community and the project with the site where it is located.

On

Embrace new age values around health, wealth, education, and relationships to build a conscious community.

CORAL

Hermosa

Project 39 housing units

It is an accessible residential development that seeks to provide an affordable housing offer for residents of the area with criteria of sustainability, urban planning, landscaping and design. It has sports amenities, social meditation, tree canopy net, lagoons and consumption as a garden.

BULALÍ

SENCHA

Sencha Tea Bar is a shop in Avenida Escazú, one of San José’s busiest shopping/corporate centers. The wide variety of dining and retail options make it a popular destination among visitors and locals alike. The strategy is a brand redesign for Sencha Tea, rejuvenating and bringing it closer to the final user, not just in the architectural style which is more colorful and modern but also in their value proposition, expanding the line of products to offer prepared beverages.

CHIMPA

MERCADITO MONTEVERDE