18/08/2026
Meet Gonçalo, one of the people behind Amara.
Gonçalo comes from a family of builders, so construction has been part of his world for as long as he can remember. He’s also behind the beautiful Charm Nature in Azoia, near Sintra, where you can already feel a lot of what defines his approach: natural materials, local craftsmanship and architecture that belongs to its environment rather than imposing itself on it.
But what we love most about Gonçalo is the human behind the builder. He’s incredibly smart, a natural problem solver who somehow always finds a way forward, but he’s also a giant teddy bear with an enormous heart. Kind, respectful, grounded and deeply caring about the people around him.
He’s made it a personal mission to prove that we can build differently. Using natural and low-impact materials, sourcing locally whenever possible, working with local craftspeople, reducing the environmental footprint of construction and designing buildings that work with the land, climate and existing ecosystems.
For him, sustainability isn’t something you add to a project at the end. It starts with how and where you build, what you build with, who you build with, and the impact it leaves behind.
And with Amara, his ambition is to push this much further and make the village a real-life example of what more responsible, regenerative and human-centered construction can look like.
We’re very lucky to have his brain, his experience, and especially his big heart helping us build Amara. 🤍
