The second branch office built for Banco de San José in Moravia (suburbs of San José), is located on a square-shaped corner lot. The entire area surrounding the building is constructed with slowly developing one-story facilities one next to the other. The automobile is the chief urban disturbing factor. Structurally, this branch office has been conceived as a unique space, with a roof upheld by two large beams supported on block and brick walls with a C shape, and two perpendicular steel frames. The bearing walls have been treated with an expression of stability, and the roof, in contrast, with an expression of lightness.

The roof consists of hanging eaves, shades, and gable roofs. All these elements protect the building from rain and sunlight, generating shade and coolness, and lighting the interior space wherever necessary. To avoid the use of artificial lighting during the day, an homogenous lighting system was implemented to obtain a suitable natural level of lighting. The front shade element ends by supporting its weight on the guard’s station, granting the building a horizontal character that is in line with the traditional constructions of the neighborhood.