This working place is in one of the most emblematic places in Portugal, the Parque do Palácio da Pena in Serra de Sintra. A great honor for us to add a lake, designed by us, to this historic environment. After all, we came to learn that our project was the result of an old [...]
World Water Day is repeated every year on March 22nd and we are happy to celebrate it. Water is our element, and, obviously, the most precious asset in our world. World Water Day was proclaimed through Resolution 47/193 adopted at General Assembly of United Nations on December 22, 1992 and aims to draw attention [...]
Biological pools fit into the landscape in a harmonious and harmless way. Suitable outdoor lighting is more decent and the reflection of light on the water creates a much more romantic appearance. Therefore, it is the most suitable way of lighting and allows the lighting to stay on all night, if necessary. Generally speaking, [...]
Rewilding means a form of nature restoration that aims to focus on nature's self-capacity to return to relative ecological balance and complexity of biodiversity on a given site. Rewilding is the activity of restoring nature for its own sake. March 20th is World Rewilding Day. That day we released a short video in English [...]
"Water is life" is a campaign that aims to alert the population to the need to take good care of the most precious asset we have in life, water. With subtitles such as "don't waste it", "every drop counts" or "reduce your consumption" the aim is to alert the population of the Algarve to [...]
Heat the water in a biological pool? It is common in biological pools in Central Europe but is rare in the mild climate of Portugal. This is due to the fact that the water has temperatures close to 20 ºC from Easter onwards and continues like this almost until São Martinho. But also in [...]
The final design of a biological pool is a mix of elements, selected by the client based on our proposals in the first planning phase. Together with the clients, the design of the biological pool is defined. Obviously, some of the elements proposed in the ideas phase are left out of the game. It [...]
February 2nd was International Wetlands Day. Reason to talk about biological pools. But today it's more important to put our feet in the puddle. Because puddles are also wetlands, especially those that last for many weeks, even months, without losing their water. There we find living beings highly adapted to life in aquatic environment, [...]
The interest in biological pools by tourist companies is huge. Whether five-star hotels, campsites or country houses, more and more people are opting for ecological swimming solutions to differentiate their businesses. The example shows a mini-tourism in Northern Portugal, where a couple or a family finds a quiet place in a rural village. The [...]
Rainwater and biological pools constitute an ambivalent relationship. When it rains, the biological pools fill with good quality water, very pure water, almost H2O quality. Welcome rain! However, due to the purity of this water, it is not recommended to fill a biological pool entirely with rainwater alone. Water without any mineral additives is [...]
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