FoRo Arquitectos (Fournier-Rojas Arquitectos)

Profile of FoRo Arquitectos (Fournier-Rojas Arquitectos)

Business Name

FoRo Arquitectos (Fournier-Rojas Arquitectos)

Location

Costa Rica

Services

Architecture

Website

http://www.foroarq.net

Principal(s)

Alvaro Rojas (1949)

• Bachelor of Architecture, CCNY of The City University of New York, 1973

Sylvia Fournier (1968)

• Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Costa Rica, 1991
• Bachelor of Architecture, Universidad del Diseno, 1999

Philosophy

To foster design and architecture culture in Costa Rica and the Central American Region through investigation and practice in "glo-cal" architecture: one that responds ethically and creatively to current solicitations of the natural, the social and the artificial environments.

Background

• Founded: 1975
• Offices: 2
• Design team: 6

Key projects

• Van der Laat & Jimenez Construction Company Headquarters, San Jose, Costa Rica, 2004-2007, Office building
• Casa Williamson, Dominical, Costa Rica, 2003-2007, Beach house
• Casa FoRo, Villa Colon, Costa Rica, 2003-2005, Single family house
• Casa Matamoros-Jimenez, San Jose, Costa Rica, 2000-2001, Single family house
• Casa Cubo, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1998-99, Single family house
• Embassy of Canada, Santiago, Chile, 1995-96, Offices
• Inter-American Development Bank, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1997-98, Offices
• Embassy of Canada, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1993-94

Key publications

• Van der Laat & Jimenez Offices, "Su Casa", Costa Rica, No. 38, 2007
• Casa Fo/Ro, "Su Casa", Costa Rica, No.31, 2006
• Casa Fo/Ro, "Estilos & Casas", Costa Rica No.1, 2005
• Casa Matamoros-Jimenez, "Su Casa", Costa Rica, No. 4, 2004
• Casa Matamoros-Jimenez, "Estilos & Casas", Costa Rica, 2003