Villages that heal land—and help people thrive.
I design ecosystems: the land, the governance, and the software. Founder of OASA, Traditional Dream Factory, and Closer. I help projects move from vision to soil—structuring ownership, water, and decision‑making so communities can thrive.
From seed to stack
It began in the Alentejo with a simple question: what if a village were designed like a living system? Not just houses—but water cycles, soil, culture, governance and livelihoods forming a coherent whole.
OASA — the compass
OASA is the steward: a conservation non‑profit that holds the long‑term compass—protect ecosystems, align incentives with the commons, and keep decisions legible and fair. It shapes constitutions, centers rights‑of‑nature, and ensures assets serve the future—not just the moment.
Traditional Dream Factory — the field site
TDF is where ideas hit soil. A living lab in southern Portugal where citizens co‑live, co‑create, and restore land. We terrace for water, plant syntropic rows, build commons infrastructure, and keep iterating on how people share kitchens, workshops, and responsibility.
Closer — the operating system
Communities need tooling that respects reality. Closer connects bookings and memberships with governance and contribution—bringing in on‑the‑ground signals like Proof of Presence and Proof of Sweat. It’s a lightweight coordination layer so a place can run itself while staying accountable to people and landscape.
Together they form a loop: OASA sets guardrails, TDF experiments and learns, and Closer encodes what works so it’s repeatable. Feedback cycles tighten until the village behaves like a healthy ecosystem.
Selected words
“A crise da habitação não é apenas económica, é social e ecológica.”
“Regenerar para prosperar: o futuro do mundo rural passa pela inovação social e ecológica.”
“Es imprescindible rediseñar el territorio para frenar el fuego.”
Advisory & Partnerships
I advise land‑based teams building real places. Focus: align land, governance, finance and operations into one coherent system. Limited slots per quarter; on‑site immersions at TDF available.
What I help with
- • Land project structuring (SPVs, leases, co‑ownership, grant pathways)
- • Governance & legal architecture (constitutions, DAO‑lite, decision rights)
- • Regenerative site design (water systems, syntropic agroforestry, phasing)
- • Finance & tokens (utility design, staking, treasury flows, reporting)
- • Product & ops with Closer (bookings, memberships, on‑chain approvals)
Engagement formats
- • Diagnostic Sprint (2–3 weeks) → roadmap + governance/finance plan
- • Stewardship Retainer (quarterly) → standing advisor for decisions
- • On‑site Residency (1–2 weeks at TDF) → co‑design with your core team
About
I’m an ecological designer and community builder with an engineering background. Over the last decade I’ve worked hands‑on on regenerative projects worldwide. I care about tangible outcomes: water retention landscapes, living soils, lightweight governance, and software that lets communities self‑organize.
Today I split my time between building the Traditional Dream Factory village in Portugal, stewarding OASA’s regenerative commons, and shipping Closer—software for sovereign communities.