A home should breathe.
Smart, fast and sustainable modular homes designed for Panama — with a fixed price, a fixed timeline, and a system already proven on the coast and in the mountains.
Anyone can render a house. We build them to last.
Plenty of modern homes look the part — light timber, thin steel, beautiful in a render. The real question is what’s left after ten years of Panama’s sun, salt and storms.
FRESH® is built the other way: solid, sealed, and engineered to endure — developed in collaboration with the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, the country’s leading technological university.
Heavy-gauge steel frame
Not thin or lightweight — a solid steel structure engineered to stand through earthquakes and tropical storms.
Insulated panels, not just walls
High-performance panels seal out heat and humidity, keeping interiors cooler and cutting energy use for decades.
Marine-grade against salt
Alu-Zinc cladding plus a two-layer coating built to resist the coastal salt and humidity that corrode ordinary builds.
A 50+ year structure
Engineered for the long run — a home still standing strong long after the light-built ones have aged out.
What our clients actually say.
Real, verified reviews from the people we’ve built for across Panama and abroad.
GLC built our dream home — hire them to build yours! Given this was their inaugural FRESH® System project — at the end of the road on top of a hill, planned across three countries during a global pandemic — completion was nothing short of incredible. We’re now proud to call the team friends.
As an international architecture firm we need solid, professional and trustworthy partners. With its years of experience and no-nonsense approach, Gatún Lake Construction has been and will be our much-appreciated partner in Panama.
The team at GLC have all been courteous, honest, organized and transparent — my four most important factors in a business relationship. They’ve proven to deliver on time and under budget.
Our experience has been exceptional. The FRESH® system is innovative and efficient — thanks to its modular approach and lightweight components, the build was fast and adapted to our specific needs. We highly recommend them for any project in Panama.
Gatun Lake Construction is a very professional, organized company with high technical and ethical standards. Highly service-oriented and dedicated to their work. One of a kind in Panama.
Good precast company. Recommended.
Three homes, one system.
Compact & efficient. 1 bed, 1 bath — perfect for a couple, single, or guest house.
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Spacious & functional. 2 bed, 2 bath with terrace for families or retirees.
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The largest FRESH® home — single-level 2 bed, 2 bath with a generous open living space and extended terrace.
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Most people build fastest by choosing one of our three proven, fixed-price models — personalized with the finishes and options you want. Need something truly one-of-a-kind? We build custom too.
Choose a ready-to-build model
Fixed price. Fixed timeline. Proven.
The simplest, fastest way to build — three engineered models with a move-in-ready standard finish, from $50,000. Most of our homes start here.
- From $50,000, fixed price
- Assembled in weeks, not months
- Personalize finishes, colors & options
- Proven at Coco Beach & Yuma
Or design a custom home
Your design, our system.
Have something specific in mind? We also design and build fully custom FRESH® homes on the same engineered steel-and-panel system — when a standard model isn’t quite the fit.
- From $150,000 — priced by design
- Any size or layout, up to five stories
- Same engineered, storm-ready system
- We deliver it finished — not just plans
Clear from the first line.
Included as standard
6 included- Permit-ready drawings & standard foundation
- FRESH® steel Kit of Parts & insulated panels
- Standard doors & windows with mosquito screens
- Full interior walls, floor tiling & wet-zone tiles
- Standard kitchen & bathrooms, lighting package
- All A/C wall vents pre-installed in every room
Move-in ready — every vent in place for the day you add cooling.
Make it yours
6 options- Air-conditioning units (vents already fitted)
- Extended balcony & terrace areas
- Driveway, garden paving & landscaping
- Solar panels & off-grid water treatment
- Luxury door & window packages
- Pool, exterior cladding & upgraded finishes
Tell us what matters — we quote it clearly, line by line.
From mountain to coast.
Chiriquí highlands — cool climate, panoramic living.
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Crater-valley living surrounded by nature.
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Coco Beach — where our beach villas already stand.
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Established beach communities close to the city.
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Surf coast, white sand, relaxed Pacific lifestyle.
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Caribbean archipelago, remote and off-grid ready.
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These are areas we build in often — but they’re not the limit. Have a lot somewhere else in Panama? Contact us →
FRESH®, answered.
Three fixed-price models: Cabana from $50,000, Casa from $100,000, and Villa from $120,000. Each includes a move-in-ready standard finish; upgrades are quoted separately.
The FRESH® Kit of Parts and panels are prefabricated in a factory, so the structure is assembled on site in weeks rather than months, on a clear fixed timeline.
Yes — the FRESH® system’s lightweight steel needs only a minimal foundation and adapts to slopes, and the marine-grade coated steel is engineered for coastal humidity, salt, earthquakes and storms.
Every FRESH® home has A/C wall vents pre-installed in every room as standard; the units themselves are an optional upgrade, so the home is ready for cooling whenever you choose to add it.
A FRESH® home is quoted at a fixed price with no surprises, and its prefabricated steel system is assembled in weeks rather than months — which removes the cost creep and delays that make traditional block-and-mortar building in Panama unpredictable. The fixed price, not just the headline number, is where buyers save.
Yes — foreigners can own property and build in Panama, and many FRESH® buyers are international second-home owners. FRESH® is built by Gatun Lake Construction, a licensed Panama company, and every home is delivered finished by one accountable team, so buyers can build with confidence even from abroad.
FRESH® homes are built on a solid, heavy-gauge galvanised steel frame engineered for Panama’s earthquakes and tropical storms, with marine-grade coated steel for coastal salt and humidity. The system was developed in collaboration with the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá.
Yes — you’re welcome to visit. Our office is in La Chorrera, Panamá Oeste, open Monday to Saturday, 8am–5pm. Find us on Google Maps for directions, or message us on WhatsApp first so we can have the right person ready to walk you through your project.
Build your dream. Build FRESH®.
Tell us about your land and any upgrades you’re considering. We’ll send back a clear, fixed quote — no surprises.