Protected living units buildings are projected, a situacion with no precedents in our country. These are vertical neighborhoods inspired by the plurality of Latin American neighborhoods, and respond to the new compression needs that San José is experiencing.
 
The proposal presents four landmarks or mixed use towers, attached to the Contraloría General de la República.
 
The urban concepts that prevailed were compactation, favouring pedestrian circulation, public space enrichment, living in the park, exploiding the visuals of the south mountains, energetic self-sufficiency, and giving answer to housing needs.
 
Urban intervention divides into three sections: mixed use complex on the new center of Hatillo, mixed use complex on the hillside, and the Arts Center.

 
Hatillo has been for decades the laboratory site for habitational projects, leaded by the Costa Rican government. The two main terrains available in the zone were identified, to develop the housing solutions for the beginning of the 21th century.
 
A triangular site is bordered by the ring road, ant the second terrain is a hillside towards María Aguilar river. Both connect by a narrow terrain. One story living units are characteristical on the zone, aimed to middle and low class, conforming the “south neighborhoods”.
 
The proposal is based on a compact and mixed use complex, which includes a thousand living units for middle class. A mixed city, as a fruit salad, is looked for, where housing is the essence, located inside the park.
 
The program was divided into human-scale buildings that equilibrate with tree heights.