// the work

selected projects.

a curated selection of the work we have been paid to design. residential, commercial, institutional. in panamá and beyond. what they share is climate as the first design move.

lotus hall
// institutional

lotus hall

the zhengyi visitor center: a cultural-gateway pavilion shaped by the geometry of a lotus leaf, designed against the cooling, daylight, and stormwater loads of a humid subtropical climate.

locationkunshan, china
year2020
area4,585 m²
typologyinstitutional
-36% cooling load reduction
l34
// residential

l34

a 4,062 m² private residential development on a pacific reef island. salt, onshore wind, east-facing rooms with sea views. the design was sized to bring daylight in without bringing the cooling load with it.

locationocean reef, panamá
year2021
area4,062 m²
typologyresidential
+62% daylight access increase
private bank offices
// commercial

private bank offices

a regional bank branch on the dry pacific coast, redesigned so the façade carried the climate instead of the air-conditioning.

locationchitré, panamá
year2022
area376 m²
typologycommercial
-45% radiation on the façade
ministerio público
// institutional

ministerio público

rehabilitating a 1958 civic landmark for the unidad metropolitana del ministerio público, an institutional brief whose design value had to come from inside the existing envelope.

locationciudad de panamá, panamá
year2020
area2,600 m²
typologyinstitutional
pacific research
// institutional

pacific research

a comprehensive design package for a marine education and research site on the pacific coast of panamá. open-air exhibits, visitor infrastructure, and public space rebuilt for a climate that does not forgive shortcuts.

locationpacific coast, panamá
year2025
area
typologyinstitutional
atlantic research
// institutional

atlantic research

a tropical research and visitor pavilion for a research institution, defined by a concrete frame, deep overhangs, and operable louvres tuned to cross-ventilation and salt-air durability.

locationcaribbean coast, panamá
year2021
areaTBD m²
typologyinstitutional
TBD passive cooling target · in construction
colón private residence
// residential

colón private residence

a single-family house on the caribbean side of panamá, being designed against a net-zero target. orientation, envelope, and roof are being worked against the model while the project is still in design.

locationcolón, panamá
year2025
area784 m²
typologyresidential
las vaquitas offices
// commercial

las vaquitas offices

a façade and envelope study for a private office building on the via españa corridor, comparing glazing and shading variants to inform a single envelope decision before construction.

locationdomingo díaz, panamá
year2022
area1,600 m²
typologycommercial
casa tn
// residential

casa tn

a 280 m² family residence in chumico, organised as two simple blocks connected by open spaces, designed for cross-ventilation and a fluid relationship between indoor and outdoor living.

locationchumico, panamá
year2024
area280 m²
typologyresidential
TBD passive cooling target · in construction
current technologies
// commercial

current technologies

a small office fit-out in clayton with little access to natural light. the entire conceptual design was driven by one goal, open every space to daylight across the working day.

locationclayton, panamá
year2018
areaTBD m²
typologycommercial
TBD daylight access increase · post-occupancy
// 16∶9 · hero
// residential

las lajas cabins

a conceptual masterplan for a cluster of cabins in las lajas, sized for the highland tropical climate that governs the site.

locationlas lajas, panamá
yearTBD
areaTBD m²
typologyresidential
TBD tropical highland masterplan · concept
casa ih
// residential

casa ih

a single-family residence on the panamanian coast, currently in construction. tropical-modern composition with shaded outdoor living as the organising principle.

locationpacific coast, panamá
year2024
areaTBD m²
typologyresidential
TBD in construction
eurostone showroom
// commercial

eurostone showroom

a daylight-led interior concept for the eurostone showroom, where the brief was simple — everything in stone, lit honestly.

locationciudad de panamá, panamá
year2019
areaTBD m²
typologycommercial
TBD daylight study · concept