Project location · Guanacaste, Costa Rica

P.05 · Masterplan

River-first masterplan

The thesis is simple: nature as infrastructure. The site is organized around rivers and a river-park corridor that anchors identity, resilience and value.

Mountain river
River-first planning
Aerial rainforest
Resilience by design
Architectural detail
Compact campus
Masterplan principles

Six decisions that shape every other.

01

Nature

River-first planning

Protected riparian buffers, ecological corridors, trails and public spaces structured around the river system.

02

Resilience

Designed for risk

Critical assets and buildable terraces sited outside flood-risk zones — conservative setbacks, natural drainage.

03

Campus

Compact core

Wellness, education and CIT cluster to maximize year-round activation, walkability and operational efficiency.

04

Districts

Independent delivery

Campus, residential clusters, services, conservation and infrastructure — each operated with minimal dependencies.

05

Mobility

Clear hierarchy

Multiple access points, separated construction/service routes, and pedestrian, cycling and vehicle circulation.

06

Digital

Embedded backbone

Water strategy, power/EV, telecom and IoT/IT-OT layers planned inside the masterplan — not added later.

Light through trees
Phasing strategy

Activate first, then scale.

Early phases validate demand through lightweight activation — programming, the Wellness MVP, CIT-lite, events, pre-leasing — before major CAPEX is committed.

What the masterplan delivers

  • Land-use and district map with environmental buffers and buildable areas.
  • Phased infrastructure plan: access, utilities, water, digital backbone.
  • Public realm strategy centered on the river park.
  • Design and operating standards that protect long-term performance.
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Walk through the plan in detail.

  • District map
  • Phasing model
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