Full Description: Description of the Project
The Lighthouses of Panama is a unique project for residential, commercial and recreational use located in Panama City, The project consists of three mostly residential use towers, under which a series of public and private installations will be developed including an upscale shopping center and supermarket, six floors of parking area-two below ground, a five-star hotel with gyms, spas, casino and salons, community social areas, sports areas, swimming pools with recreational zones, viewpoints, restaurants, etc.

The project includes: 1,716 residential units, a luxury hotel with 301 rooms, a shopping mall, restaurants, a spa, a casino and a total of 3,895 parking spaces.

The Apartments

Los Faros de Panama will consist of 1, 2, 3, and 4 bedroom apartments.
A selection of VIP 4 and 5 bedroom duplex penthouse apartments will also be available.

Apartment Types

- 1 bedroom apartments total area 70.03m2
- 2 bedroom apartments total area 100.45m2 to 104.41m2
- 3 bedroom apartments total area 131.35m2 to 143.36m2
- 4 bedroom apartments total area 138.24m2 to 142.44m2

Location
The plot is located in the central area of San Francisco, which is adjacent to the simultaneously growing areas of Punta Pacifica, Punta Paitilla, Marbella and Avenida Balboa neighborhoods.

Urban Setting
Los Faros is situated near a main access artery, the Corredor Sur tollway, which traverses the city parallel to the bay and eventually joins with Avenida Balboa. The South, West, and East side of Los Faros will have views of the Pacific Ocean. The property is surrounded by land designated for high quality urban use (of various densities), institutional and educational, commercial and recreational (neighbourhood parks). The Multiplaza Shopping Center, as well as a John Hopkins affiliated Hospital, are located within minutes of the Los Faros location.

At 346 meters high (290 meters to its cornice height) and with 84 stories, the central tower will be one of the tallest residential building in the Latin America.

In the upper stories of the complex, as in lighthouses, there will be viewpoints and penthouses. Each of the flanking towers will be 260 meters in height and have 74 stories.

The design of the project will incorporate the environmental factor with the use of solar energy, waste treatment and recyclable elements.

The total constructed area of the project will be approximately 500,000 m2. the plot, surrounded by good street infrastructure, is 3.4 hectares (34,000.00m2= in area and has views of the bay, the Pacific Ocean, the Canal and the Corredor de las Cumbres.

Podium
Base six stories high with two below-ground levels designated for the following uses

* Ground floor (0): Shopping center (supermarket) and casino, entrances to the residential areas and to the hotel reception, access to loading platforms and car parks.
* 1st floor(1): Shopping center and casino, hotel reception mezzanine.
* Basement (-2 and -1): parking for the shopping center, casino and hotel and general facilities.
* 2nd Through 5th floors(2-5): residential parking, storage areas and general facilities.
* 6th floor (6): social areas with terraces, hotel swimming pool, residential social areas and general facilities.


Towers
Ensemble of three independent towers with residential and hotel use:

* 7th though 13th floors: hotel rooms and residential flats in towers 2 and 3
* 15th through 68th: residential flats Towers 1, 2 and 3.
* 69th floor: Transfer floor (Sky Lobby) and technical floor in Tower 1, Technical floors in Towers 2 and 3.
* 70th through 83rd floors: VIP flats in Towers 1,2 and 3
* 15th, 33rd, 51st, 69th floors: technical floors Towers 1,2, and 3.


Shopping Center
The shopping center will be located on the ground and first floors with a floor area of 40.293 m2 and will be accessed from a large public square located in the north west corner of the plot, which connects the project with the commercial flow the existing Multiplaza Shopping Center.

The commercial route of the center is clear and simple, emphasized by its two main circular areas located one above the other and which, on the first floor becomes a passageway to a second curved street, clearly optimizing the proportions of the shops, which consist mainly of high-end European names. On the ground floor, the great commercial generators will be a supermarket with approximately 7,000m2 of sales floor space.

5 Star Hotel
Accessed by means of a square located in the curve of Punta Darien Street. Its spatial distribution will be as follows:

Located on the ground floor with 2-story atrium will be the reception lobby, and public facilities nearby, such as restaurants, recreation area, spas, shops, terraces and other services. On the first floor will be a direct connection to the shopping center and the casino.

On the sixth floors, a base of several social areas will be created for the hotel use such as terraces, swimming pools and general facilities. There are seven floors of rooms (from the 7th to the 13th) reaching a capacity of 306 rooms.

All of the rooms have views toward the Pacific Ocean and the Panama City skyline.

The main casino access will be located in the southwest of the plot. It is 7,600 m2 and occupies the southern area of the plot on the ground first floors (with direct access on the same level from the shopping center).

Residential use
The project will consist of 1.716 flats distributed among its three towers. The first tower will have 756 flats and towers 2 and 3 a total of 960.

The flats of residential use are of 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms and floor areas of between 100 and 150m2

Residential VIP
The VIP flats (penthouses) are 4 or 5 bedrooms, with floor areas from 200 to 1,000m2

Sustainable energy
The environmental conception of the project incorporates into its design the renewable energies factor. In addition, to minimize is impact, both economic and sustainable, solutions are being undertaken that include the use of sustainable energies trough photovoltaic panels.

A wastewater treatment plant will also be constructed.

Bioclimatic architecture
Bioclimatic architecture aims to optimize the man-climate relationship through architectural form.

The basic premises are:

* To create architecture that is adapted to the environment, sensitive to the impact that it has on nature and that minimizes pollution.
* To take advantage of the climate, materials and conditions of the setting for the purpose of achieving a significant reduction in energy consumption and improving the quality of life of the building’s users.
* To conserve and save energy despite a high population density, vertical development and flowing traffic.


The bioclimatic architecture of the Lighthouses of Panama proposes:

* Regulating and monitoring of air circulation ensuring fresh, ventilated and pleasant atmospheres.
* Taking advantage of the sun and the building’s orientation.
* Using insulating, recyclable and none-contaminating materials.
* Opting for the most efficient electrical equipment
* Incorporating the use of renewable energies into the design (solar).
* Employing an integrated management system that regulates and optimizes the operation of the facility depending on degree of occupation, external conditions, etc.