Created by DPZ CoDESIGN — the firm of Andrés Duany, father of New Urbanism — during an international charrette in 2015. Its walkable-city principles remain the heart of the project.
Urban planners, architects and engineers from several countries worked for days around a single table, with the community and the land as their starting point.
Over aerial photographs and site plans, the team drew the streets, plazas and parks by hand. Its walkable-city principles remain the heart of the project:
On that foundation, the plan keeps evolving with the Porta Norte team: 240 hectares where plazas, parks, and rivers weave into the city, and everything stays within a 5-minute walk.
Each phase builds on what the previous one taught — the plan adapts to the topography, the market, and the real life of the community.
On that foundation, the plan keeps evolving with the Porta Norte team: 240 hectares where plazas, parks, and rivers weave into the city, and everything stays within a 5-minute walk.
Every space is planned for pedestrians, eco-friendly mobility, and a respectful relationship with nature
Exchange air-conditioned malls for vibrant, open-air squares. In Porta Norte, your living room extends into the city. With a beautiful green plaza always within a 5-minute walk, you have a natural gathering place to exercise, socialize, or simply pause.
Curated by landscape architect Luis Alfaro, native tree canopies cool every street, while the preserved forests of the María Prieta River invite you to explore. Here, the outdoors isn’t a destination—it’s your commute.
With wide sidewalks, protected bike lanes, and pedestrian-first streets, Porta Norte gives you the choice to leave the car behind. It’s safer for your family, healthier for you, and better for the planet.
We captured the timeless charm of Casco Viejo—its character-rich facades and human-scale plazas—and eliminated the congestion. It is a European-style town built for the tropical future of Panama.
Casco Viejo shaped Panama City’s past; Porta Norte is shaping its future — a new Panamanian classic
Landscape architect Luis Alfaro leads the planting of native trees that will define every street with shade and vitality.
Master plan designed by Andrés Duany (DPZ) during an international charrette in 2015 — a European-style town spanning 240 hectares, eight times the size of Casco Viejo.
