Casco Viejo Urban Analysis

Contributed to an urban and heritage analysis framework for the historic districts of Casco Viejo, Santa Ana and El Chorrillo in Panama City, as part of a summer internship serving the client Conservatorio S.A. — a developer focused on heritage-led urban revitalisation within the city’s historic core.

The work focused on strengthening the long-term social, spatial and economic integration of Panama City’s UNESCO-listed Old Town with surrounding neighbourhoods facing disinvestment, fragmentation and socioeconomic decline.

The project explored how heritage conservation, adaptive reuse, public realm improvement, walkability and strategic urban redevelopment could support more inclusive and connected urban regeneration outcomes across some of the city’s most historically and socially significant districts.

Worked as part of a three-person planning and urban analysis team undertaking a comprehensive study of Casco Viejo and adjacent neighbourhoods.

Produced analytical mapping, urban systems analysis, spatial evaluation material and strategic planning inputs used to inform long-term revitalisation and redevelopment initiatives within the historic urban core. Particular focus was placed on connectivity between neighbourhoods, public realm quality, walkability, and balancing heritage conservation with broader urban regeneration objectives.

The project contributed to a broader heritage-led urban revitalisation framework supporting the rehabilitation and redevelopment of historic districts within Panama City’s urban core. The work informed long-term investment and restoration strategies aimed at strengthening connectivity between Casco Viejo and surrounding neighbourhoods while supporting more inclusive and sustainable urban regeneration outcomes.

It reinforced the importance of integrating heritage conservation, public realm investment, adaptive reuse, movement systems and community-oriented urban development within historically layered and socioeconomically marginalised urban environments.