Impact · An eco resort by design
Build less. Preserve more.
Our ambition is to create a place that respects the land it inhabits and contributes positively to the people around it.
Thirty-seven keys on forty hectares. The most important decision was made before the first drawing: to build very little.
Six commitments
Where we pay attention.
Land
A light footprint on forty hectares. Buildings placed between the cork oaks, not instead of them. Native vegetation restored and extended.
Water
The Alentejo is dry. The masterplan study slows rainwater down instead of letting it run off, with a wetland low zone at the bottom of the land. Planting, pools and gardens follow the same logic.
Energy
Low, shaded pavilions whose wide roofs keep the sun off the glass, so the buildings need less to stay cool before any technology is added.
Materials
Local stone, lime plaster, timber, clay and linen. Materials that age well, come from nearby and return to the ground without harm.
Food
Grown here where possible, sourced from neighbours where not. Seasonal menus and a kitchen that wastes little.
Community
Local employment, local suppliers and a place that is open to the people of Santiago do Cacém, not closed off from them.
On numbers
We would rather show no figure than an unsupported one.
Measurable targets for land, water, energy and materials will be published once the technical plans establish them.
Sustainability claims are easy to make and hard to keep. Until our engineers and landscape architects have done their work, this page describes intent, not performance.
The cork oak is harvested every nine years and lives for two centuries. It is the best teacher we have about taking only what can grow back.