Pomar das Oliveiras
- Location
- Carvalhal do Troviscal, Sertã
- Typology
- Rural rehabilitation
- Status
- Completed
- Scope
- Assessment, design, licensing, construction support, activation
Heritedge · Architecture · Rehabilitation · Rural Portugal
Live the Interior.
Heritedge finds, designs and delivers thoughtful rural properties—from feasibility and licensing to construction and activation.
A new life for buildings in Portugal's interior.
We work with existing buildings, local materials and the realities of rural construction. Our role extends beyond design: we assess opportunities, coordinate specialists, manage licensing and support delivery on site.
Index 01 — Work
Selected projects
Casa da Picoteira
- Location
- São Pedro do Esteval, Proença-a-Nova
- Typology
- Rural rehabilitation
- Status
- Completed
- Scope
- Assessment, design, licensing, construction support, activation
Index 02 — Services
What we do
01
Assess
Property search, technical due diligence, surveys, feasibility and investment appraisal.
02Design
Architecture, adaptive reuse, interiors, material strategy and visualisation.
03Deliver
Licensing, technical coordination, procurement, cost control and construction support.
04Activate
Permanent-home handover, hospitality setup, positioning and operational preparation.
Index 03 — Process
From possibility to place.
- 01Understand the ambition
- 02Assess the property
- 03Establish feasibility
- 04Design and license
- 05Procure and build
- 06Complete and activate
Index 04 — Approach
Working with what is already there.
- Adaptive reuse
- We begin with the structure that exists—its walls, openings and orientation—and let repair, not replacement, set the brief.
- Local identity
- Schist, granite, limewash, timber and clay tile are read as construction systems, not as decoration to be applied afterwards.
- Rural communities
- We work with contractors, masons and carpenters based near the site, because availability and know-how shape what can be built.
- Contemporary comfort
- Insulation, moisture behaviour, heating and daylight are resolved within thick existing walls rather than against them.
- Long-term viability
- Each project is tested against how it will be used, maintained and paid for once the site closes.
STAYS
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Some Heritedge projects remain places that can be experienced. Discover two restored houses in central Portugal.
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STUDIO
The studio
Heritedge brings together architecture, property analysis, project management and hospitality experience. For each commission, the studio assembles the appropriate network of architects, engineers, surveyors, contractors, craftspeople and local specialists.
Tiago Aprígio, founder and managing director, leads opportunity analysis, feasibility, project strategy, coordination and activation.
Meet the studioHeritedge — Live the Interior
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