Comercial·Llorente, Tibás, San José, Costa Rica·2014· 576 m²

Grupo Nación Corporate Cafeteria

Comprehensive expansion and architectural upgrade for the Grupo Nación corporate cafeteria in Tibás, expanding the original 135-square-meter facility into a 576-square-meter dining and hospitality pavilion positioned between the campus's two main headquarters towers. The scheme introduces an expansive curved steel truss roof structure that yields high-volume spatial clearance and abundant daylighting via clerestory openings. Operatively, the layout arranges dual stainless-steel buffet serving lines funneling into a central cashier island, complemented by private executive dining rooms and seamless connections to landscaped pedestrian pathways.

Architectural Views

Street-level urban perspective of the corporate campus showing the curved roof cafeteria pavilion inserted between the two main headquarters buildings.

Fachada acristalada con marquesina metálica en voladizo, ventanales de piso a techo y jardín perimetral con palmeras y lecho de piedras de río.

Expansive main dining hall featuring exposed curved steel roof trusses, clerestory daylight monitors, and flexible dining seating arrangements.

Centralized cashier station with curved granite service counter, refrigerated display units, and queue management stanchions for dual service flows.

Perspective of dual stainless steel self-service buffet lines with heated serving wells and glass inspection partitions looking into the kitchen.

Commercial industrial kitchen and prep area equipped with stainless steel worktables, commercial exhaust hood system, and flush ceiling lighting.

Perspective along the concrete approach path bordering the terracotta architectural prism and secondary entry access stairway.

Entrance portico to the cafeteria featuring angular steps, painted steel balustrades, and crisp contemporary geometric massing between office towers.