Blogspot - Interia Dezain

Last summer I was contacted by Teresa Silva and Paulo Matos who having purchased 28 ha (70 acres) of land in Beja, Portugal are looking towards establishing a regenerative enterprise/homestead on the property. Tojiera Final Concept Design -  Illustration by   georgipavlov.net    The brief was to analyse the site and identify the potential of the land for future regenerative development. As always it was a pleasure to be working with Georgi Pavlov - www.georgipavlov.net  on this project. Property Location in South Portugal  During this blog I'll go through our broad design process and then present the design concept we came up with for this site. Where to Start?   The process starts with a conversation with Teresa and Paulo to gain an understanding of their circumstances and to establish their broad objectives. This is followed up with a questionnaire for them to complete in their own time in order to gather more details about the land and their lifesty...

This spring I was asked to develop a conceptual design for Catherine Zanev and Adjmal Dulloo for a fantastic piece of land on the north side of the Balkan mountains. My goal was to analyse the site and identify the potential of the land for future regenerative development. I've been working with Catherine and Adjmal since 2013 on various sites across Bulgaria, and last year we completed the design of a 5 ha polyculture orchard  (Suhi Dol)  that is now coming to life with the help of project manager Petar Mateev and the team. Suhi Dol - Illustration of the  design at maturity - the s ilvopasture stage. image by  www.georgipavlov.net   Suhi Dol - Todorovo - Photos taken of the first tree  plantings from this spring - t he s ilvoarable stage.  Catherine and Adjmal, along with other pioneer land owners within the regenerative movement, are working towards taking land management to the next level, producing nutritious affordable food, dignified jobs and enh...