Adrián Aguilar-González
CO-FOUNDER / GENERAL DIRECTOR
Graduated as an Architect from the VERITAS University (2002), he has a Master’s Degree in Tropical Architecture from the University of Costa Rica (2015), which focuses on interdisciplinary studies that cover bioclimatic techniques, the use of renewable energies and sustainable design applied to the architecture. He has studied Hotel Planning and Design at Cornell University, New York, United States of America.
Some of his works with the firm have been exhibited at the London Festival of Architecture 2010, in England. He has also been a guest speaker at the Glasgow Institute of Architects (2015) to exhibit his work.
Laura Soto-Bernardini
CO-FOUNDER / PROJECT MANAGER
Graduated from the VERITAS University (2002) obtaining an honors degree in the Landscaping and Site Design Master at the University of Costa Rica (2008).
She has been a member of the Costarrican Association of Landscape Architects [ASOPAICO] since 2007. Laura has been recognized with the Landscape Architecture Award and the Maranta Award during the X Costa Rica Architecture Biennial (2010) and as second place in the same category in 2012. She has been invited as a Jury in the International Biennial of Architecture of Costa Rica, organized by the College of Architects of Costa Rica.
Maripaz León Castro
ARCHITECT
Graduated from Veritas University (2019), Costa Rica; Maripaz had Honor Thesis designation with her project: “Architectonic Nodes for Airway Routes”. She also participated in the urban proposal competition “Passages: City Spaces of the XXI Century” organized by the College of Architects of Costa Rica, winning the First place. Maripaz is currently studying Project Management and has special interest in designing spaces that generate unique experiences when inhabited, through a comprehensive design process.
She is always seeking to express her creativity and passion for art, especially through painting and plastic arts.
Luis Carlos Sánchez Picado
ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT
Architect from VERITAS University (2002), he has developed extensive experience in the concept, design, planning, budget control and construction of projects. He has experience supervising personnel and contractors, as well as in control of expenses and progress of works in order to ensure the quality of projects. Luis Carlos also collaborates in the creation of marketing strategies and project sales, as well as in the technical solution of the firm’s projects and their respective technical specifications.
Andrea Sancho Salas
ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT / LIGHTING DESIGNER
Architect from the University of Costa Rica with an emphasis on bioclimatic design and energy simulation. Andrea completed Postgraduate Studies in natural and artificial lighting design at VERITAS University. She is Master’s Degree candidate in Tropical Architecture at the University of Costa Rica. Also has postgraduate studies in Master of Technological Innovation, from the Polytechnic University of Madrid.
Andrea has extensive experience as an architect in sustainable construction projects, simulation and energy efficiency, and artificial and natural lighting design. In addition, she is a Teacher and Researcher at the Tropical Architecture Laboratory of the University of Costa Rica.