El Canal
Turning challenges into meaningful places
Area: Large-scale masterplan
Location: Grecia, Costa Rica
Scope: mixed-use masterplan, urban design + strategy
In Grecia, Costa Rica, where land was both soil and legacy, a water canal shaped the story of a family. Today, that same canal guides the present and future of a new neighborhood: El Canal.
El Canal is everyday life in harmony with the landscape, an accessible, authentic place full of natural beauty, where the agricultural past transforms into an urban future.
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An inherited coffee estate, fragmented among multiple heirs, required a strategy to transform it into a cohesive and viable development.
Beyond land division, the challenge was to reconcile legacy, infrastructure, and future growth—while creating a framework that could generate long-term value for both the family and the surrounding community.
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ENNTRE developed a low-density masterplan that organizes housing, retail, and community amenities around a defining historic element: the original irrigation canal.
Rather than treating it as a remnant, the canal was repositioned as the structural spine of the project—guiding circulation, public space, and landscape strategy.
The plan establishes a clear hierarchy of movement, integrates natural systems, and creates a flexible framework for phased growth while maintaining coherence over time.
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The result is a resilient, character-rich neighborhood that balances heritage with future development.
By structuring the project around landscape and shared space, El Canal enhances land value, strengthens identity, and creates a model for community-oriented growth in Grecia.
Project information
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Finca La Argentina, Grecia
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Development of the masterplan for a mixed-use project with commercial and residential areas.