The Masterplan · Everything we're building
The whole idea, on one page.
Lusitano Retreat is not one building — it's a landscape of connected experiences, raised in layers from the land itself. Here is everything we're designing and building, and where each piece is on the journey.
- One landscape
- Built in layers
- Hand-made, on-site
How to read this
Designed pieces, the September sprint, and future phases
Some pieces are fully designed and ready to build. Others are raised by hand during our 21-day September build sprint. A few belong to later phases as the land and the seasons allow. Follow any tile to see the detail.
Designed Build · Sep 2026 Future phase
Grow & build
Aquaponics
A closed-loop food system — fish feed plants, plants clean water.
Build · Sep 2026Stone Craft
Walls, paths and fire circle from the land's own granite.
Future phaseFood Forest & Orchard
Fruit trees, herbs and edible layers woven through the site.
Future phaseWater & Ponds
A biological swim pond and a separate fish pond.
Build it with us
The 21-Day Build
A documentary build sprint — the whole retreat, raised in three weeks.
Build · Sep 2026Build Library
56 illustrated step-by-step guides, grouped into twelve zones.
Build · Sep 2026Build Kit
Every tool, material and reclaimed source across all modules, in one list.
DesignedPlan the Build
Cost the retreat from empty land to six eco-stay units.
Lusitano Retreat
Be part of building it
The land comes first, then the build. If you own land, want to help on the ground, or simply want to follow along — there's a way in.