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Get Blog Posts As EmailsOur architectural design team has been researching and learning about many exotic woods of South and Central America. One of the woods that caught our attention is known as BALSAMO wood (Myroxylon balsamum). In the scientific description from the Agroforestry Database you will find some interesting uses of this particular hardwood. I find it especially [...]
Materials Study: Balsamo Wood
August 23rd, 2010 by ManyaVertical Green 2: A Fantasy or Our Future?
August 12th, 2010 by FrancesLast year I wrote a blog post about vertical farming and its futuristic promises of cities peppered with green-sided skyscrapers. It’s an intoxicating idea. You can see that post here. Last week, The Guardian published an article on the same subject. Here’s a quote: “So it’s easy to see the appeal of a system which, [...]
Infinite Possibilities
July 22nd, 2010 by JoeAs you may already know, one of many featured amenities being developed in all Isla Palenque Villa Estates and hotels will be infinity edged pools. Infinity pools create a seamless line between you and the ocean beyond. Recently opened, the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore stands 650ft tall. Atop it sits the largest pool [...]
Knowing Your Neighbors
June 14th, 2010 by JoeColombia, Panama’s neighbors to the south, is as full of incredible resources as Panama is. We all know Colombia for its incredible coffee, but its supply of Guadua bamboo seems to be endless. I recently traveled to Armenia in the Quindío Region where it grows almost everywhere. The Colombians have become extremely resourceful using Guadua [...]
Here’s to Spring!
April 23rd, 2010 by JoeAs spring finally arrives it would only be fitting to sit back and smile as the end of winter is behind us……for now. For those of you who already miss the snow and cold temperature and would love nothing more than to bask in all of its frigid glory, this might be the place for [...]
Getting Back to Our Roots
March 31st, 2010 by JoeAs we continue to chug away with schematic plans and concepts for the canopy homes for Isla Palenque, I found myself searching for new inspiration only to stumble upon, yep you guessed it, a tree hotel. Inspired by the documentary film “Trädälskaren”(Treelover) where three men from the urban environment build a tree house together to [...]
New York Hotel Group Begins Construction in Casco
March 16th, 2010 by JerrodWe are pretty accustomed to the banging of steel and the roar of concrete trucks seeping through the windows of our office here in the old quarter of Panama City; construction is everywhere. But one new construction fence around the old Union Club a couple blocks away caught my eye, mostly because this is the [...]
The Treehouse Revisited
March 10th, 2010 by JerrodI was a lucky child: I had a treehouse. At times, I wish I still had one. The escapism that a treehouse affords is incomparable and there is something about being held high above the ground by massive living things that really connects you to nature, makes you feel like you’ve entered another realm of [...]
New Website “Residences” Section – Ready for Your Viewing
February 15th, 2010 by MichelleJust what you have been waiting for! Exciting news -over the last several weeks we’ve been adding to the new Residences section of our website. If you have not been back to our site recently, please visit here for a glimpse into the stunning natural island beauty that will be enjoyed by all those that visit or [...]
Calling All Isla Palenque Fans — Your Opinion Needed
February 8th, 2010 by MichelleHere is your opportunity to have a voice in the creation of our Casitas! We are finalizing the floor plans for our two bedroom Casitas and are interested in hearing what you think: would you prefer to have the master bedroom on the main floor or on the second level? Of course, if it were [...]