{"id":5104,"date":"2022-09-21T18:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T18:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/porta-norte-charrette\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T03:09:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T03:09:41","slug":"porta-norte-charrette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/en\/porta-norte-charrette\/","title":{"rendered":"Porta Norte Charrette"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5104\" class=\"elementor elementor-5104 elementor-4151\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e7492 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36e7492\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-442a240d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget 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data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTAzNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvcnRhbm9ydGUuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wOVwvRFNDXzA0MzAud2VicCIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjE0OWY0NWQifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_0430-300x201.webp\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"201\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05e41e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f05e41e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The event began with Henry Faarup Mauad, President of Grupo Colonias\u2014the master developer of Porta Norte. It continued with Henry Faarup Humbert, General Manager of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grupocolonias.com\/\">Grupo Colonias<\/a>, and concluded with a presentation of Ciudad Porta Norte by <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andr%C3%A9s_Duany\">Andr\u00e9s Duany,<\/a> leader and co-founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnu.org\/\">Congress for the New Urbanism <\/a>(CNU). <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f70c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7f70c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Henry Faarup Mauad:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab88b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bab88b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6320-1024x682.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5035\" alt=\"Henry Faarup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6320-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6320-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6320-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6320.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2050f42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2050f42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1658777837836_4190\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-aspect-ratio=\"62.35606731620903\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_88\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_87\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_86\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \">\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Henry Faarup Mauad, President of Grupo Colonias.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1658777837836_5856\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">I founded Grupo Colonias in 1984, and since then we have developed more than 1,000 homes in Panama City. I lived in France from 2009 to 2014 as ambassador. I returned thinking about retiring and playing golf; however, I met up with my son, Henry James, who was full of energy, and we talked about new ideas. We got excited and decided to join forces to create our most ambitious project.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">After much discussion about real estate development ideas, we met the Rojas Pardini family, who own a large tract of land on V\u00eda Panam\u00e1 Norte, near the Golf Club. <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Rojas Pardini family for all the support they have given us and for the vision they had 30 years ago to acquire this beautiful land.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">After getting to know them well, we negotiated and this megaproject called Ciudad Porta Norte was born. <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">As we set off, my son was talking to me about new urbanism. He told me we should do a charrette, and I was wondering: What is a charrette? I lived in France for five years, I can speak French, and I didn\u2019t know that French word. I didn\u2019t fully understand the concept. But after thinking it over and discussing it with the executive committee, they convinced me.     <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">I have to admit that I\u2019m impressed with the result. It\u2019s about creating a walkable community inspired by the Casco Viejo. <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">A few years ago, our great friend Bobby Motta, may he rest in peace, referred to a family member as \u201cthe corrected and augmented.\u201d In this family, \u201cthe corrected and augmented\u201d is Henry James Faarup Humbert. Please welcome him.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba4926 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cba4926\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Henry Faarup Humbert<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95bea91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95bea91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6347-1-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5036\" alt=\"Henry Faarup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6347-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6347-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6347-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6347-1.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac441b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ac441b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1658777837836_9387\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_97\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_96\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_95\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \">\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Henry Faarup Humbert, CEO of Grupo Colonias<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1658777837836_9727\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Thank you for your words, Dad. Good evening and welcome.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">From the very first meeting with the executive committee, we were discussing the experience we wanted to create. Little by little, we concluded that the experience was like walking thru the streets of Casco Viejo or Europe. We weren\u2019t very clear on how to proceed, so we started researching online and sharing ideas with architects.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">We had a special conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jeff_Speck\">Jeff Speck<\/a>, the speaker of the TED Talk \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/jeff_speck_the_walkable_city?language=en\">The Walkable City<\/a>\u201d and the author of the book \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B008423170\/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0\">Walkable City<\/a>.\u201d Jeff showed us the optimal path for implementing New Urbanism and pointed out four urban planning firms for us to interview. Among them was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpz.com\/\">Duany Plater-Zyberk<\/a> (DPZ), and he told me that if Andr\u00e9s Duany led the charrette, it would be the best option.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Following this direction, a few months ago representatives of the executive committee attended the Congress for the New Urbanism in Dallas, Texas. There, we attended courses, interviewed urban planners, and took the opportunity to engage in philosophical conversations about how to build the ideal city with the world\u2019s best urban planners.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">At the end of the conference, we chose DPZ and its founder, Andr\u00e9s Duany, to design the Master Plan for Ciudad Porta Norte. Today, after working together, I can confirm that we made the right decision.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Now I\u2019ll tell you a bit about Andr\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Andr\u00e9s is an architect and urban planner who has dedicated his professional life to designing walkable communities. Andr\u00e9s Duany and his wife, architect <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elizabeth_Plater-Zyberk\">Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk<\/a>, founded the firm Duany Plater-Zyberk in 1980.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">His first project was <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seaside,_Florida\">Seaside <\/a>in Panama City, Florida, which became the epicenter of the New Urbanism movement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Andr\u00e9s has been recognized with various awards, including the Richard H. Driehaus Prize, the Thomas Jefferson Medal, and The Vincent Scully Prize. He is also the author of multiple books, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Suburban-Nation-Sprawl-Decline-American\/dp\/0865477507\">Suburban Nation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Smart-Growth-Manual-Andres-Duany\/dp\/0071376755\">Smart Growth Manual<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Garden-Cities-Practice-Agrarian-Urbanism\/dp\/1906384053\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35RHL8W7ZV9FI&amp;keywords=garden+cities+andres+duany&amp;qid=1645291001&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=garden+cities+andres+duany%2Cstripbooks%2C98&amp;sr=1-1\">Garden Cities<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Now I\u2019ll turn it over to Andr\u00e9s Duany, who will present the Master Plan for Ciudad Porta Norte. Please give him a warm round of applause. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b8a9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2b8a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Andr\u00e9s Duany:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f408cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f408cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6336-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5037\" alt=\"Andr\u00e9s Duany\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6336-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6336-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6336-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6336.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2877a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2877a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1658777837836_17973\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_106\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_105\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_104\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \">\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Andres Duany, Father of New Urbanism<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1658777837836_13138\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Thank you very much to the Henrys. In my presentation, I will explain the following concepts: <\/p>\n<ol data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">What is a charrette?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">What is New Urbanism?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">What is Ciudad Porta Norte?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"preFade fadeIn\">What is a charrette?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">A charrette is a workshop where experts from various fields come together to develop a design. <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">In the case of Ciudad Porta Norte, we have 10 international experts working hand in hand with 10 Panamanian experts. Our firm is an expert in new urbanism, but not in Panama. The developers are experts in Panama, but not in New Urbanism. Together, we are experts in developing new urbanism in Panama.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">The developers participated in the charrette for all eight working days, ensuring that the design was efficient and viable. The charrette also included participation from financiers, engineers, lawyers, brokers, government officials, prospective lot buyers, and residents, among others. <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">The result is a project that seems utopian for Panama; however, we have experience turning this kind of urbanism into reality. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"preFade fadeIn\">What is New Urbanism?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">New Urbanism is urban design focused on the pedestrian. <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Let\u2019s use the Casco Viejo as an example. Here you have the opportunity to walk to supermarkets, banks, restaurants, shops, or friends\u2019 homes. This neighborhood, like many cities of its time, is the best place to live in Panama if you want to be a pedestrian. It has the best urban planning if you want public spaces to socialize, unlike the modern developments in Panama.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">However, it must be acknowledged that Casco Viejo is not perfect, as it suffers from outdated infrastructure, a lack of parking, and some signs of neglect. <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">A new urban design adapts to local needs. In this case, we have designed a place similar to the Casco Viejo, but ensuring that its problems are addressed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Porta Norte is a place where you can walk or use a bicycle to meet your daily needs. But also, if you want, you have the option of getting around by car.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">The shops in a tourist neighborhood like Casco Viejo grow organically and end up offering the same thing. Here in Casco Viejo, there are more than 16 identical shops selling identical little hats. There\u2019s a lack of variety in shops and options.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">The stores in a new neighborhood like Porta Norte are carefully selected. We invite various businesses that can benefit residents, turning it into a place rich in options. In new urbanism, we combine the experience of an old neighborhood\u2019s streets with a diverse range of services.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">There are closed-minded people who oppose new urbanism. They tell us, \u201cThe problem is that you\u2019re irresistible because you copy the good ideas.\u201d I say, \u201cExactly!\u201d As long as an idea is good and works, we have no problem copying it.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">In Panama and Latin America, there are many people who like traditional architecture, such as that of Casco Viejo. There are also people who like modern architecture with more glass. The answer in new urbanism is to use both.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Someone can build a mixed-use building with a commercial ground floor featuring ample glass to enhance visibility, and the remaining floors in a traditional architectural style. There is room for institutional buildings to be modern and iconic. We don\u2019t think one style is superior to the other.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">One problem with conventional urban planning is the pedestrian experience. No one likes walking along a deserted sidewalk with blank walls at ground level. Because little attention is paid to it, this experience ends up with narrow sidewalks interrupted by posts or filled with cars.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">In new urbanism, we focus on ensuring that pedestrians have an interesting, comfortable, and enjoyable experience. That\u2019s why ground floors should have shops and residences with windows and doors. They should be accompanied by wide, tree-lined sidewalks.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">To achieve this, we hide parking lots behind or beneath buildings. This improves the pedestrian experience. In this project, there are many cars, but they won\u2019t be seen parked.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">New urbanism adapts to the local context. Now I\u2019ll show you in detail how we\u2019re doing it with Ciudad Porta Norte. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"preFade fadeIn\">What is Ciudad Porta Norte?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Let&#8217;s take a look at the presentation of what we&#8217;ve designed. This design will be refined over time as better ideas emerge. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8820a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8820a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visit to the Site\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e9c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60e9c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-CH-SiteVisit-160-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5038\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-CH-SiteVisit-160-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-CH-SiteVisit-160-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-CH-SiteVisit-160-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-CH-SiteVisit-160.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5952bb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5952bb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1658777837836_23337\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_115\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_114\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_113\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \">\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Grupo Colonias and DPZ team at Porta Norte<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1658777837836_23677\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">When we landed in Panama, we visited the site first. It\u2019s very important to know the site well. There I found lands full of character that lifted my spirits. It\u2019s an extensive terrain with hills, rivers, streams, and ancient trees.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b85ab09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b85ab09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Location<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3ca13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a3ca13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Porta Norte is located on the new V\u00eda Panam\u00e1 Norte. Its proximity to Corredor Norte provides excellent connectivity. The area is full of amenities.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc123dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc123dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-1-1024x724.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5039\" alt=\"Ubicaci\u00f3n Porta Norte\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-1-1024x724.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-1-300x212.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-1-768x543.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-1.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128520a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"128520a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1658777837836_27723\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_124\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_123\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_122\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \">\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Location of Porta Norte in North Panama<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1658777837836_30205\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Property is at the heart of the city\u2019s growth. I saw a lot of activity in the area as neighbors were building streets. Our project is undoubtedly the right one to be at the center, as it will serve as the Old Town for our residents and all the neighbors.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">The property has good access via the V\u00eda Panam\u00e1 Norte, where a vibrant town center can be built.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8e8e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c8e8e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5040\" alt=\"Mapa Panam\u00e1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-2.webp 498w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-2-220x300.webp 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8511d0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8511d0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Silhouette of the Porta Norte Master Plan superimposed on Panama City.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7db8b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7db8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Casco Viejo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1767631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1767631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After visiting Porta Norte, we went to the American Trade Hotel, where we worked for the next eight days. We took advantage of every evening to stroll around and have dinner together, sharing the day\u2019s ideas. It was a fantastic idea to work in this neighborhood because it has been a great source of inspiration.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454a1bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"454a1bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/casco-viejo-retreta-plaza-catedral.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"454a1bc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"casco-viejo-retreta-plaza-catedral\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTA1MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvcnRhbm9ydGUuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wOVwvY2FzY28tdmllam8tcmV0cmV0YS1wbGF6YS1jYXRlZHJhbC53ZWJwIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNDU0YTFiYyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/casco-viejo-retreta-plaza-catedral-300x225.webp\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"225\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f04f53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f04f53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">The contrast between the Casco Viejo and the rest of the city is striking. Casco Viejo is the kind of place that the more you get to know it, the more you like it. The rest of the city has no street life, and the more people get to know it, the more bored they become.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">The Master Plan for Ciudad Porta Norte has both traditional and modern styles. The first area to be developed is the South Parcel, which is a traditional small town. Last to be developed will be the North Parcel, where tall buildings line a central park. We don\u2019t want to lose the people who like high-rise views. It\u2019s a viable market in Porta Norte.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">The Casco Viejo neighborhood is different and somewhat mysterious to most urban planners because this type of urbanism is no longer taught in universities. We have 35 years of experience designing walkable urban environments, and we know how to achieve this experience. <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">For us, it\u2019s no mystery why we have new urbanism for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We can guaranty that it will be similar to the Casco Viejo, but better. In this design, we respect essential aspects of the Casco Viejo, such as the balconies, architecture, plazas, and building heights.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Here you don\u2019t feel threatened by cars, unlike in the newer part of the city. To achieve this, we included design elements that reduce vehicle speeds so pedestrians feel comfortable walking, such as cobblestones, narrow lanes, raised pedestrian intersections, and trees.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Narrow, shady streets are the best. These types of streets are sometimes illegal in other parts of the world. We have spoken with public officials, who are present here, and we have found ways to achieve this while complying with the regulations.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a2f257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a2f257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Process<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa143bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa143bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">It was a charrette full of energy. Everyone wanted to share their opinions and grabbed paper and pencil to sketch out their concepts. Everyone was an expert on Panama. It was a bit exhausting; however, the active involvement of locals is necessary to contextualize the design.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcc541e elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"fcc541e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:3,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;3:2&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_0066.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fcc541e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_0066\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTA1MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvcnRhbm9ydGUuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wOVwvSU1HXzAwNjYud2VicCIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImZjYzU0MWUifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_0066-768x576.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"576\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/photo-1-2.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fcc541e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"photo-1-2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTA1MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvcnRhbm9ydGUuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wOVwvcGhvdG8tMS0yLndlYnAiLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmY2M1NDFlIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/photo-1-2-768x576.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"576\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/photo-2.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fcc541e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"photo-2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTA1MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvcnRhbm9ydGUuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wOVwvcGhvdG8tMi53ZWJwIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZmNjNTQxZSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/photo-2-768x576.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"576\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505371a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"505371a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">This afternoon I spoke with C\u00e9sar, who is an expert on the nature of Porta Norte since he has cared for the estate for much of his life. I was explaining the characteristics of the tree we want\u2014a vase-shaped tree with branches that grow upward so they don\u2019t hit the buildings, and roots that grow symmetrically downward so they don\u2019t break the sidewalks or the pavement. C\u00e9sar was very clear about the tree we wanted, the one that grows in Porta Norte. It was fantastic. Those kinds of conversations are necessary to contextualize the design.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">To arrive at the Master Plan, we began by forming three isolated working teams. One team\u2019s result was a master plan made up of superblocks, which we called Concept #1. The other two teams developed very similar master plans consisting of regular city blocks that we combined and called Concept #2. The participants liked both concepts, so we developed them in detail.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Concept #1 consists of main streets, similar to those in Casco Viejo, that run along the perimeter of four or five blocks, forming a super-block. Next to the plaza with the fountain are three- to five-story buildings that together border the superblocks. After the plaza, at the first intersection, turn left and enter the superblock. Inside, you\u2019ll find a residential area filled with single-family homes, trees, parks, and a lake that can be crossed via pedestrian bridges. In the same place, you can live in an urban area on the outside and a suburban one on the inside.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a0aeba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a0aeba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"877\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-1-Concepto-1-1-934x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5054\" alt=\"Recuadro mapa Porta Norte\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-1-Concepto-1-1-934x1024.webp 934w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-1-Concepto-1-1-274x300.webp 274w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-1-Concepto-1-1-768x842.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-1-Concepto-1-1.webp 1012w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae5b382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae5b382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Superblock Master Plan Draft #1<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de49b40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de49b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FullSizeRender-2-1-1024x701.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5055\" alt=\"Render porta Norte\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FullSizeRender-2-1-1024x701.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FullSizeRender-2-1-300x205.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FullSizeRender-2-1-768x526.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FullSizeRender-2-1.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab138ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab138ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Superblock Master Plan Draft #2<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc704f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dc704f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-3-Concepto-1-704x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5056\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-3-Concepto-1-704x1024.webp 704w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-3-Concepto-1-206x300.webp 206w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-3-Concepto-1-768x1118.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-3-Concepto-1-1055x1536.webp 1055w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-3-Concepto-1.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c780e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46c780e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Superblock Master Plan Draft #3<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad06894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad06894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-2-Concepto-1-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5057\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-2-Concepto-1-1.webp 942w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-2-Concepto-1-1-277x300.webp 277w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-2-Concepto-1-1-768x833.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17fff6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17fff6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Superblock Master Plan Draft #4<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b8a22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92b8a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Aerial_Perspective_4-1024x701.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5058\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Aerial_Perspective_4-1024x701.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Aerial_Perspective_4-300x205.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Aerial_Perspective_4-768x525.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Aerial_Perspective_4.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ae9b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ae9b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">3D superblocks<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eee9518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eee9518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e567da2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e567da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">After debating the merits of each master plan, we chose to continue the process with Concept #2 for the blocks because it was more walkable and flexible. Small blocks create a grid network of streets that gives pedestrians more walking options.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Concept #2 is much more similar to Casco Viejo It is made up of small blocks, each about one hectare in size. Each block has interchangeable uses. A single block can have houses, residential buildings, or commercial buildings with four, six, or even ten stories. This flexibility allows for a faster response to the market.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af9dca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8af9dca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-1-Concepto-2-741x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5059\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-1-Concepto-2-741x1024.webp 741w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-1-Concepto-2-217x300.webp 217w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-1-Concepto-2-768x1062.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-1-Concepto-2-1111x1536.webp 1111w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-1-Concepto-2.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8223495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8223495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Master Plan for City Blocks Draft #1<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-224a3c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"224a3c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-2-Concepto-21-734x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5060\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-2-Concepto-21-734x1024.webp 734w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-2-Concepto-21-215x300.webp 215w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-2-Concepto-21-768x1072.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-2-Concepto-21-1101x1536.webp 1101w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-2-Concepto-21.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c4815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9c4815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Master Plan for City Blocks Draft #2<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ba842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80ba842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-3-Concepto-1-1-704x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5061\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-3-Concepto-1-1-704x1024.webp 704w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-3-Concepto-1-1-206x300.webp 206w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-3-Concepto-1-1-768x1118.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-3-Concepto-1-1-1055x1536.webp 1055w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-3-Concepto-1-1.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2b0793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2b0793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-4-Concepto-21-671x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5062\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-4-Concepto-21-671x1024.webp 671w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-4-Concepto-21-196x300.webp 196w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-4-Concepto-21-768x1173.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-4-Concepto-21-1006x1536.webp 1006w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-4-Concepto-21.webp 1341w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d41a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6d41a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Master Plan for City Blocks Draft #5<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d8128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7d8128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Porta-Norte-Parcela-Sur1-617x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5063\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Porta-Norte-Parcela-Sur1-617x1024.webp 617w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Porta-Norte-Parcela-Sur1-181x300.webp 181w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Porta-Norte-Parcela-Sur1-768x1275.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Porta-Norte-Parcela-Sur1-926x1536.webp 926w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Porta-Norte-Parcela-Sur1.webp 1234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f1f857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f1f857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Master Plan for City Blocks Draft #6<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1c8370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1c8370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Master-Plan-Detallado-Parcela-Sur1-599x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5064\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Master-Plan-Detallado-Parcela-Sur1-599x1024.webp 599w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Master-Plan-Detallado-Parcela-Sur1-175x300.webp 175w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Master-Plan-Detallado-Parcela-Sur1-768x1313.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Master-Plan-Detallado-Parcela-Sur1-899x1536.webp 899w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Master-Plan-Detallado-Parcela-Sur1.webp 1198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe49f8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe49f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Master Plan for City Blocks Draft #7<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">In the following image, you can see the entrance to North Port City. Right as you enter, there\u2019s a walkable town center. The parking lots are hidden in the back. It\u2019s not like a shopping mall where the parking lot is out front, because that would be inconvenient for pedestrians.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">In this drawing of the entrance, you can see three-story buildings with retail on the ground floor and offices or residences on the upper two floors. At the top, on the other side of the river, you can see a civic building\u2014it could be a church or the town hall\u2014which houses the project\u2019s administration. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b9e464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b9e464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-21.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5065\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-21.webp 704w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-21-206x300.webp 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfdfd65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfdfd65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">2D input<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3c970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec3c970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BBIH4296-705x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5066\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BBIH4296-705x1024.webp 705w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BBIH4296-206x300.webp 206w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BBIH4296-768x1116.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BBIH4296-1057x1536.webp 1057w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BBIH4296.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85180be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85180be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">3D input<\/p>\n<p>After entering, turn right and you\u2019ll find a bridge that crosses the Mar\u00eda Prieta River to reach the first plaza. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bcafed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bcafed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-91-1024x756.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5067\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-91-1024x756.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-91-300x222.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-91-768x567.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-91.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5fd93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a5fd93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_30452\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_259\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_258\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_257\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \">\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">2D bird&#8217;s-eye view of the Mar\u00eda Prieta River<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_31587\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">On the left side of the drawing, you can see blocks like those in Casco Viejo, but with parking spaces in the middle. In the center of the drawing, you can see the Mar\u00eda Prieta River and how the plaza opens up and invites people to the river. This is a perfect example of how Porta Norte\u2019s urban design integrates with nature.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36fddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e36fddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Aerial_Perspective_3-1024x700.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5068\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Aerial_Perspective_3-1024x700.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Aerial_Perspective_3-300x205.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Aerial_Perspective_3-768x525.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Aerial_Perspective_3.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c716948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c716948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_32138\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_268\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_267\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_266\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \">\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Mar\u00eda Prieta River in 3D<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_33284\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">As you descend the hill, you can see the buildings with Canal Zone architecture. Then you come across the iconic bridge, which can be seen in profile. In the upper right, there are residential blocks ranging from single-family homes to four-story buildings.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd54a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd54a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LSFN7993-1024x616.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5069\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LSFN7993-1024x616.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LSFN7993-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LSFN7993-768x462.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LSFN7993.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab9c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ab9c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_33757\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_277\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_276\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_275\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \">\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">3D bridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_37360\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">In this image, you can see the plaza after the bridge, which is geared toward residents. It has direct access to the river and features an open-air market, lush trees, a simple fountain, and a kiosk. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e58f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6e58f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IDHR6791-1024x618.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5070\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IDHR6791-1024x618.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IDHR6791-300x181.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IDHR6791-768x463.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IDHR6791.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1426987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1426987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_37824\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_286\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_285\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_284\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \">\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">3D plaza<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_38835\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">We are urban planners, but not local architects. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve invited several local architects to participate. The following design is by Ricardo Arosemena. It was based on the plaza near the river. You can see the parking lots behind, the open-air market next to the plaza, and the shops and town hall on the left. This gives us a good idea of what it could be like.      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aebb903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aebb903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-3-edited-e1644073782624.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5071\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-3-edited-e1644073782624.webp 290w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-3-edited-e1644073782624-228x300.webp 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45abcdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45abcdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Town Center Section<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7516f18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7516f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Plan_1-1024x766.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5072\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Plan_1-1024x766.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Plan_1-300x224.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Plan_1-768x574.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Plan_1.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9614ba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9614ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_42627\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_304\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_303\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_302\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \">\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Town Center designed by Ricardo Arosemena<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_46254\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">It\u2019s normal to reach this level of detail a year later. With this exercise, we were able to verify that what we designed works, and Ricardo confirmed it. This is a building that functions with its elevators, stairs, circulation, parking, commercial area, etc.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Something curious I learned in Panama is the obsession some participants have with minimizing the effects of the rain and maximizing the breeze to combat the heat. They pushed their way thru narrow streets to find shade, shelter from the rain, and to make the breeze feel stronger.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">In this diagram, you can see the narrow streets, the tall buildings with private interior courtyards filled with trees for children to play in. You can also see the parking garages beneath the buildings. This is a new, unprecedented invention in Panama. This design allows for incredible views and cross-ventilation, responding to the local context.    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2aeb24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2aeb24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Section_1-1-1024x469.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5073\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Section_1-1-1024x469.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Section_1-1-300x138.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Section_1-1-768x352.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-IL-Watercolor_Section_1-1.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b0f11e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b0f11e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_46775\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_313\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_312\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_311\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \">\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Typical city block cross-section<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_47788\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">This week we also talked about schools. There will be one or two private schools in Porta Norte. Instead of having those schools you build\u2014which, with all due respect, look like factories or prisons\u2014they\u2019re schools with a nature-filled campus where the buildings are separated by internal courtyards for the children to play in. To achieve this design, we invited potential clients who own schools, and they approved it with great enthusiasm.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d51a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87d51a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20080711111813-1024x742.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5074\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20080711111813-1024x742.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20080711111813-300x217.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20080711111813-768x556.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20080711111813.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7829be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7829be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_48182\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_322\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_321\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_320\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \">\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">3D school<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_49123\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Porta Norte isn\u2019t just a project; it will be a town that governs itself in 20 years. We are building a community that will need its own administration and municipality. This is a concept for the municipal building, which will house the administration and the Visitors Center. It has a tower you can climb to enjoy views of the town under construction.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Those interested in living in North Port City can review the model and information on residences for sale or rent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c86e748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c86e748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-111-1024x574.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5075\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-111-1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-111-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-111-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-111.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5972312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5972312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Visitor Center Sections<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758db26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"758db26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">North Plot<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85620c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85620c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">The North Parcel is 150 meters above sea level. Therefore, we must take advantage of the panoramic views of the sea and the city. This height also comes with cooler weather.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">In this concept, we have tall, slender buildings surrounding a lake and a large park like New York\u2019s Central Park. This park can include a school, shops, clubs, etc. This area is sunken in the center, forming an amphitheater-shaped valley that opens toward the city center.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">These buildings won\u2019t be like the ones in Panama, which are poorly coordinated and block each other\u2019s views. These will be like the ones in Vancouver, where the buildings are very far apart. They have two to four apartments per floor to maximize natural light and panoramic views.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc5118b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc5118b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thumb_IMG_0112_1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5076\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thumb_IMG_0112_1024.webp 614w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thumb_IMG_0112_1024-300x223.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1118799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1118799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First ideas for urban layout on the North Parcel<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a8c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94a8c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"883\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-de-Parcela-Norte-Porta-Norte-1-928x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5077\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-de-Parcela-Norte-Porta-Norte-1-928x1024.webp 928w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-de-Parcela-Norte-Porta-Norte-1-272x300.webp 272w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-de-Parcela-Norte-Porta-Norte-1-768x848.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Borrador-de-Parcela-Norte-Porta-Norte-1.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0425801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0425801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Creating North Parcel draft<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c4bb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3c4bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-4-edited.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5078\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-4-edited.webp 956w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-4-edited-296x300.webp 296w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-4-edited-768x779.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f13eb25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f13eb25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>North Parcel draft with 10- to 20-story buildings<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb2922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fb2922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Master-Plan-Detallado-Parcela-Norte1-864x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5079\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Master-Plan-Detallado-Parcela-Norte1-864x1024.webp 864w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Master-Plan-Detallado-Parcela-Norte1-253x300.webp 253w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Master-Plan-Detallado-Parcela-Norte1-768x910.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Master-Plan-Detallado-Parcela-Norte1.webp 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2625710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2625710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>North Parcel Master Plan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7818aae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7818aae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-CH-SiteSection-2131-1-1024x431.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5080\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-CH-SiteSection-2131-1-1024x431.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-CH-SiteSection-2131-1-300x126.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-CH-SiteSection-2131-1-768x323.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1511-CH-SiteSection-2131-1.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-288393b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"288393b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>North Plot Section<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49cf060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49cf060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TVEA8987-1-e1644074172484-1024x827.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5081\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TVEA8987-1-e1644074172484-1024x827.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TVEA8987-1-e1644074172484-300x242.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TVEA8987-1-e1644074172484-768x620.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TVEA8987-1-e1644074172484.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-545eec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"545eec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>North Plot in 3D<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d91c3f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d91c3f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SNWR4080-1-e1644074283880-1024x563.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5082\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SNWR4080-1-e1644074283880-1024x563.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SNWR4080-1-e1644074283880-300x165.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SNWR4080-1-e1644074283880-768x422.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SNWR4080-1-e1644074283880.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90a0a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e90a0a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>North Plot in 3D<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3698b62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3698b62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diagrams<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c24f3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c24f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One way to verify the plans is by creating diagrams. These help you analyze the most important features of the Master Plan from another perspective.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f178928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f178928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-14.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5083\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-14.webp 694w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-14-203x300.webp 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d7f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8d7f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Neighborhood Diagram. The small circles represent the center of the neighborhood. From these points, a pedestrian can walk to any point within the circle in less than five minutes.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cfd528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cfd528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-13.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5084\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-13.webp 689w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-13-202x300.webp 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f93eaa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f93eaa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diagram of Public Spaces. In dark green are the rivers and streams bordered by extensive, wooded green areas equipped with trails, benches, tables, and barbecues. Everything is built with natural materials. In light green there are gardens, sports areas, plazas, parks, and internal courtyards. Green areas account for about 40%. That\u2019s extremely high.     <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b88d590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b88d590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-10.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5085\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-10.webp 689w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-10-202x300.webp 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5617ad4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5617ad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Developable Area Diagram (yellow).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-897a2fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"897a2fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-8.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5086\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-8.webp 702w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-8-206x300.webp 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-700772b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"700772b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diagram of Boulevards and Avenues<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba3e320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba3e320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-92.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5087\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-92.webp 702w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-92-206x300.webp 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-254dd8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"254dd8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Secondary Streets Diagram<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a370cc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a370cc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-12.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5088\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-12.webp 687w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-12-201x300.webp 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7b9932 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7b9932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Street diagram for pedestrians (light green) and nature trails (dark green). The project features many pedestrian streets that lead to natural waterways, inviting people to connect with nature. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e1411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21e1411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-16.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5089\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-16.webp 692w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-16-203x300.webp 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2deb6dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2deb6dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bus Diagram. In red, you can see the bus route along the Boulevard. The red dots are the bus stops. Each stop serves a different neighborhood center, allowing residents to get around easily. This helps people who don\u2019t want to or can\u2019t walk, such as adults with children, seniors, and people with reduced mobility. At Porta Norte, you can have a car, but you won\u2019t need it every day.     <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f79c5d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f79c5d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-151.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5090\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-151.webp 689w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-151-202x300.webp 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-812b4b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"812b4b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diagram of Civic Spaces. Ciudad Porta Norte is a large place where between 25,000 and 30,000 people will live. These people need their temples, clubs, and all the civic amenities we\u2019re familiar with that don\u2019t exist in conventional developments. At Porta Norte, we\u2019ve reserved civic lots so that future residents can build them.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d5fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63d5fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Street Design<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d857cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d857cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Street design is very important because the street is a public space. The city streets are very hostile to pedestrians. In contrast, the streets of the Old Town are pleasant, which is why we\u2019re recreating them.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">We have created a comprehensive catalog with all street sections. The wider the streets, the taller the buildings need to be to provide shade for pedestrians and keep neighbors at a distance. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb6b831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb6b831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-32-1024x743.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5091\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-32-1024x743.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-32-300x218.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-32-768x557.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-32.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f54357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f54357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Porta Norte Boulevard<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb0f3fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb0f3fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-31-1024x483.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5092\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-31-1024x483.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-31-300x142.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-31-768x362.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-31.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb11f05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb11f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Side streets<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13ac553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13ac553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/XRJX5826-1024x660.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5093\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/XRJX5826-1024x660.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/XRJX5826-300x193.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/XRJX5826-768x495.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/XRJX5826.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603d4db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"603d4db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">3D Secondary Street<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582e579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"582e579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-30-1024x626.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5094\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-30-1024x626.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-30-300x183.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-30-768x470.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-30.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d383288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d383288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Pedestrian \/ Vehicular Streets<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab93f56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab93f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GHCQ8908-1024x770.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5095\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GHCQ8908-1024x770.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GHCQ8908-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GHCQ8908-768x578.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GHCQ8908.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf0f95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cf0f95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">3D Pedestrian Street<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b247ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b247ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Architecture\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba094d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cba094d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">The architecture of Porta Norte is traditional, inspired by Seville, Cartagena de Indias, and the Casco Viejo of Panama. We created a catalog of architectural typologies for houses and buildings. The typologies provide for a minimum of two parking spaces per dwelling and four parking spaces per 100 square meters of commercial space.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">What\u2019s interesting about the catalog of typologies is that each block can be offices or low-, medium-, or high-density residential. It all depends on the market. The uses of city blocks can be interchanged. What they all have in common is that they help create pedestrian-friendly urbanism.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Porta Norte will be built by developers who will build vertically. Below is a draft of the Porta Norte Code that developers will be required to follow. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe5616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fe5616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PORTA-NORTE-STANDARDS-1024x782.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5096\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PORTA-NORTE-STANDARDS-1024x782.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PORTA-NORTE-STANDARDS-300x229.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PORTA-NORTE-STANDARDS-768x586.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PORTA-NORTE-STANDARDS.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2af92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a2af92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_162346\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-aspect-ratio=\"76.30161579892281\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_520\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_519\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_518\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \">\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Draft Architecture Code<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_163729\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">There will be an enormous variety of architects, which will result in the town\u2019s architectural diversity. They will use a code with simple yet precise rules, which will result in a harmonious ensemble of buildings. <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">If you visit our website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpz.com\/\">www.dpz.com,<\/a> you\u2019ll see at least three or four dozen towns we\u2019ve designed that have grown in harmony. Some have been designed by as many as 70 architects, but the designs are coherently unified by the codes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">At Porta Norte, we\u2019re reviving the Hispanic inner courtyards, a lost art in Panama City. When you step into an inner courtyard with plants, stones, flowing water, and the sky as your ceiling, it\u2019s a magical experience. Moreover, this architecture is private and secure.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">We have created a catalog of courtyard houses in various sizes to promote their construction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f6a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1f6a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/C-Group-791x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5097\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/C-Group-791x1024.webp 791w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/C-Group-232x300.webp 232w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/C-Group-768x994.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/C-Group-1187x1536.webp 1187w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/C-Group.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f411d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f411d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Porta Norte Courtyard Housing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfe93a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfe93a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mobile_Liner_Level1-1024x691.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5098\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mobile_Liner_Level1-1024x691.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mobile_Liner_Level1-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mobile_Liner_Level1-768x518.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mobile_Liner_Level1.webp 1319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb4a0ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb4a0ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mid-rise Typology #1<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8fd217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8fd217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mobile_Liner_Level2-1-1024x691.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5099\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mobile_Liner_Level2-1-1024x691.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mobile_Liner_Level2-1-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mobile_Liner_Level2-1-768x518.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mobile_Liner_Level2-1.webp 1319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-392433d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"392433d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mid-rise Typology #2<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">We also created a catalog of architectural elements inspired by the Casco Viejo to include in the code. You can build an efficient, economical box-shaped building while still having the option of 15 or 20 different facades.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">We know that these elements work and are very popular because residents enjoy the balconies, and pedestrians like them too since they provide shelter from the rain and create shade, fostering street life. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe944d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fe944d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/balconies-1024x526.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5100\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/balconies-1024x526.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/balconies-300x154.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/balconies-768x394.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/balconies.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87c623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e87c623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architectural elements for facades<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f53a01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f53a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A New Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fda75ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fda75ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">To execute this vision, we need developers and users. Developers build the hardware, which includes the infrastructure, streets, plazas, etc. Pioneering residents and businesses develop the software that is shaped by the neighborhood\u2019s culture.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">One good thing about Porta Norte\u2019s leadership is that they\u2019re young. They are a new generation of developers who passionately embrace a new lifestyle. These are the people responsible for executing Porta Norte. This could take between 15 and 20 years.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46bf93a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46bf93a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6363-1-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5101\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6363-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6363-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6363-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6363-1.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ec3d02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ec3d02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_169936\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_565\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_564\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755801190693_563\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \">\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Porta Norte Executive Committee in 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1660318667598_170924\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">I want to emphasize that we\u2019re not proposing anything radical, nor are we reinventing the wheel. This isn\u2019t an experiment; it\u2019s something we know works because we\u2019ve witnessed the evolution of the projects we\u2019ve designed. We are confident that in the future Ciudad Porta Norte will be the new model for development in Panama.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Today we are proposing a new way of living with new ideas, and this requires the mindset of a new generation. From now on, this is your project, not mine, so get ready for what the new generation has in store for you. <\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">I invite you all to join us in building this new way of living in Panama City.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18baf1e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18baf1e6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee4c1a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ee4c1a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2870a762 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2870a762\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-103e56c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"103e56c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Share<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7935f348 elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--skin-flat elementor-share-buttons--shape-rounded elementor-share-buttons--color-custom elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"7935f348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\" role=\"button\" 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elementor-element-79d497b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79d497b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The New Casco Viejo in North Panama: Everything You Need to Know Before Investing<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374142f elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"374142f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCasco Viejo, also known as Casco Antiguo, is one of the most iconic historic districts in Panama City. Declared a World Heritage Site... \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-4979\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-4979 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sin-categoria category-urbanism\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4902\" class=\"elementor elementor-4902 elementor-879 post-4979 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sin-categoria category-urbanism\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4355f2f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4355f2f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e2c8ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e2c8ee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be7417e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be7417e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/luis-alfaro.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4978\" alt=\"Luis Alfaro, the landscaper at Porta Norte, poses for the camera.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/luis-alfaro.png 448w, https:\/\/portanorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/luis-alfaro-289x300.png 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc8c1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bc8c1b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d497b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79d497b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The impact of Luis Alfaro on the landscaping of Porta Norte<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374142f elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"374142f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDiscover how Panamanian landscape architect Luis Alfaro is driving sustainable, pedestrian-centered urbanism. 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