Henrique Salgado
Founding architect
Leads site readings and concept design. Twenty years between heritage stone and earth printing.
3D-printed earth · stone · timber · water
We make homes from earth, stone, timber and water — using both ancient craft and modern 3D printing. Tell us about your land and we'll show you what's possible.
About us
We're a small studio of architects, designers, gardeners, and craftspeople, based between Porto and Comporta. We make homes from materials that age well — stone, lime, oak, linen, clay, and water.
We work on anything from a single garden room to a whole farmhouse. And we love combining old craft with modern 3D printing.
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From happy clients
“They listened to the land before they listened to us. The house feels like it has always been there.”
“Calm, considered, and deeply skilled. Every detail — from the threshold stone to the pool edge — was thought about.”
“They chose materials we'd never have considered. Two winters in, the house feels warmer than ever.”
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How a project happens
Share your story, the site, and what you'd like to come home to. Drawings, photos, voice notes — anything that helps us understand.
We visit (or study remotely) — sun path, prevailing winds, water, neighbouring trees, materials nearby. The site sets the brief.
A considered proposal: concept direction, materials palette, timeline, and a fee that reflects the scope honestly.
From first sketch to handover, we stay close to the work — on site, beside the makers, until the house is ready to be lived in.
The studio
A small team of architects, designers and makers working between Porto and Comporta. From first sketch to handover, you talk to the same hands that shape the house.
Founding architect
Leads site readings and concept design. Twenty years between heritage stone and earth printing.
Design & interiors lead
Shapes how a home feels to live in — light, materials, the small daily thresholds.
Earth printing & structures
Turns drawings into buildable earth, timber and stone. Runs the print rig on site.
Landscape & gardens
Reads water, soil and planting so the garden and the house grow up together.
Say hello
The studio is small — every message reaches a real person.