Christian Neuner Architecture
An architecture studio in Lagos, Portugal, designing ecological, bioclimatic and health-conscious buildings for private and commercial clien…
Natural Materials
Hemp, cork, earth and stone, materials that breathe, store carbon and age well. Portuguese pioneers like Cânhamor are making them available at building scale.
Projects in this focus
Arcaya
A residential village planned for 70 hectares of protected forest in Vilamoura's Golden Triangle, Algarve, with luxury villas and apartments…
Arcadia Portugal
Arcadia Portugal is a sustainable living and eco-construction project in São Bartolomeu de Messines, Algarve. It is exploring earthen buildi…
Natural building materials in Portugal
Hemp, cork, earth, lime, straw and stone share three properties that industrial alternatives struggle with: they let a wall move moisture rather than trap it, they hold carbon rather than emit it, and they age without failing. In a climate with hot summers and damp winters, the first of those matters more than it sounds.
Cânhamor makes hemp building materials in Portugal at a scale a contractor can actually order. Cork, which the country produces more of than anywhere else, is used here as insulation as well as flooring.
Supply is the recurring problem, much of this exists as small production runs. The hemp construction and eco-building techniques focuses list who is making and using what. Dated activities from these projects are listed in our events calendar.