Projects

Eco Village Portugal – a settlement of a new generation

Problem

Remote workers and small households need a place that supports deep work, rest and everyday life without a car, without noise and without the constant administration of a house.

Analysis

A single house cannot solve this alone. The quality of the day depends on the masterplan: distances, orientation, separation of routes, planting, shared infrastructure and the way services and automation are organised.

Solution

Six layers designed together – Human, Architecture, Nature, Technology, Service, Community: a masterplan that keeps traffic away from the houses; passive climate design; a planting plan with shade, buffers and a growing area; walking routes to a café, coworking, small gym and cultural centre; one automation layer for energy, climate, irrigation and maintenance; trained staff; and a community life that never becomes obligatory.

Status

Concept stage. Planned as a pilot of 3–5 houses, scalable to settlements of 10–15 and 25–30 houses. The first object is intended to become the reference for the Brain Ecology Standard.