Location: Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica 
Year: 2017
Area: 164 Ha

Monte de Oración is an holistic wellness complex located in Atenas, Costa Rica. The area is mostly known for its agriculture, with coffee and sugarcane as the main crops. It also offers diverse touristic activities such as wildlife tours, hiking, sight-seeing, coffee tasting and several waterfalls.  Atenas is considered to have one the best climates in the world with average temperatures in the mid 21°C year-round.

The site consists of 164 ha or roughly 1,640,000 m2. It has an irregular topography and 76% of the area is preserved for conservation. Because of the size of the project, several large-scale aspects are considered and integrated, such as water, energy and waste management as well as agriculture, commerce, leisure, hopitality, housing and spiritual wellness. There is only one access point on the easternmost side of the terrain and several internal roads leading to each programatic cluster.

The project consists of over 35 different programatic typologies. These are organized and grouped into 4 main clusters: Spiritual health and wellness, Hospitality and residential, Arts and culture, and Retail, entertainment, workplace & convention centers. Each cluster is layed out in the terrain ranging from most public to most private. Different organizational schemes are used. These include circuits, nodes, grids, neighbourhoods, and varying circulation methods depending on the program whilst the overall project is a combination of all.