Sustainability
Our path is carbon neutrality.
OneMark PropertiesDeveloping the future of real estate in Portugal
Our mission
OneMark Properties was created to develop spaces that are an authentic reflection of those who inhabit them.
We combine rigorous design, spatial intelligence, and sustainable construction to deliver properties built for 2050, not merely for today. Each project is a structured decision — not a market accident.
We transform capital into patrimony and identity, with a legacy of value that endures and grows.
Our values
Values
Values are defined by the trade-offs they accept, not by the virtues they claim. Ours are six.
Long horizon
We design every project for 2050, not for 2026. We refuse the temptation of minimum regulatory compliance, even when it would be cheaper in the present.
We accept higher development costs today in order to deliver assets that hold their value tomorrow.
Structured decision
Every project is an analytical decision, not a reaction to the market. We work with proprietary models, explicit criteria, and a documented investment thesis.
We lose opportunities that appear in narrow windows and demand hurried decisions. We accept that cost.
Intelligence over ostentation
We favour spatial intelligence, light, proportion, and comfort over excessive surface area and lavish materials. Value lies in what works, not in what is displayed.
We refuse the visual codes of conventional luxury. There are clients who seek them. They are not ours.
Intelligent industrialisation
We industrialise construction whenever it raises quality — not to reduce costs at any price. Prefabrication, off-site production, factory-grade rigour brought to the building site.
We do not celebrate the artisanal gesture for its own sake. Quality lies in repeatable precision, not in the unpredictability of on-site work.
External verification
The quality of our projects is validated by independent bodies — BREEAM, LEED, WELL, energy certifiers. The figures are public, auditable, and may be made available.
We give up control of the narrative. We cannot claim what the reports do not confirm.
The mark of those who inhabit
Each space is the authentic reflection of those who inhabit it, not the imposed signature of those who conceive it. Our role is to create the foundation upon which the client leaves their mark.
We forgo the developer's ego. Our signature is to make our own intervention invisible, so that the client's may appear.
Our team
Founders with a proven track record.
The founding team of OneMark Properties combines a proven track record in real estate development with solid experience in strategy, business management, finance and sustainability. Over the past decades, our partners have led more than 30 projects in the residential, retail, industrial and logistics segments — totalling over one million square metres developed.
Among the residential projects our team led in previous roles are some of the most recognised operations in the Portuguese market in recent years: Castilho 203, White Shell, A'Tower, Infinity, Bayline, Muda Reserve, Dunas Terras da Comporta, Torre Terras da Comporta, Foz do Tejo, The Shore, Lapa One, Tomás Ribeiro 79, among others (brands and projects from Vanguard Properties).
It is from this set of complementary skills — product sense, strategic vision, financial rigour and technical know-how — that OneMark's distinctive value proposition is born.
OneMark Properties is a member of APPII since June 2026.
José Cardoso Botelho
Founder & Chairman
A Portuguese entrepreneur and investor, José Cardoso Botelho has worked in real estate since 1988. He grew up on construction sites — his father was a developer — and that informal apprenticeship both precedes and explains the method he would later apply to the companies he founded. Between 2015 and 2025, he was co-founder and CEO of Vanguard Properties, alongside Franco-Swiss investor Claude Berda, building it into one of Portugal's leading real estate developers. Under his leadership, Vanguard delivered some of the most decorated developments in the Portuguese market over the past decade — among others, Castilho 203, Infinity, A'Tower, White Shell, Bayline, and Terras da Comporta. In parallel, in 2018 he co-founded, with Tatyana Bezukladnikova, Vanguard Stars, a junior tennis initiative with over six thousand registered athletes and fifty tournaments held in Lisbon, Madrid, Seville, Barcelona, Frankfurt, and Paris. In 2021, he also co-founded Pórtico, a bilingual biannual editorial project on art, sustainability, design, and culture. In 2026, he launched OneMark Properties, a new real estate development company structured around three brands serving distinct market segments: Signature Living, for the top of the residential market, with the ambition of bringing to Lisbon a standard of execution comparable to the leading international benchmarks; Curated Living, for the upper-mid segment; and KO-DA Smart Living Lofts, for flex-living. Lastly, OPUS Building reborn, usiness line dedicated to the systematic transformation of obsolete tertiary buildings from the 1960s to the 1990s, in prime Lisbon and Porto locations, into premium, luxury and ultra-luxury residential product. He serves as Chairman of OneMark and was Vice-President of APPII — the Portuguese Association of Real Estate Developers and Investors, for over five years until May 2026. He has been named Real Estate Personality of the Year by Jornal Construir (2025) and by Magazine Imobiliário (2024), and has accumulated over thirty-eight personal and project awards and more than two hundred and ten press references across four decades of activity. He believes that real estate is won by selling at prices that reflect what is delivered — not by saving on costs and eroding quality; that brand, art, service, and architectural coherence are, together, the only way to sustain pricing over time; and that exceptional buildings are built for generations, not cycles. He lives in Lisbon, with his wife and three children.
Carlos Marques dos Santos
Founder & CEO
International executive with over 25 years of experience in business management, banking, investments and strategic consulting. He was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he advised banks, energy companies and governments on high-impact strategic matters — business development, operational improvement, regulation and implementation of high-performance organisations. He served as Executive President of Nuvi Group for twelve years, leading an ambitious transformation and growth programme focused on Consumer Goods and Food Distribution, and building strategic partnerships with internationally renowned companies such as Moët-Hennessy, Diageo, Super Bock Group and Coca-Cola. His career also includes non-executive board roles in banking and investment activity in real estate and private equity projects. He lives in Lisbon with his wife and three children.
Manuel Collares Pereira
Co-founder · Scientific Director
Manuel Collares-Pereira (Lisbon, 1951) is one of the most internationally recognized Portuguese scientific voices in the field of renewable energy. He graduated in Electrical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico in 1974, with a final mark of 18.3 out of 20, and earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago in 1979 as a Fulbright Scholar, under the supervision of Roland Winston — founder of the field of Nonimaging Optics, an area in which Professor Collares-Pereira's own work is today regarded as seminal. Coordinating Research Scientist at LNEG and Full Professor, both the highest grades in their respective careers, he held the Chair of Renewable Energies at the University of Évora between 2010 and 2020, secured through international competition, where he founded and directed the IPES — Portuguese Institute of Solar Energy, and led the IIFA Doctoral School. In Portugal, he is a founding figure of SPES — the Portuguese Solar Energy Society, and of the CCE — Centre for Energy Conservation, today ADENE. He has coordinated multiple European research projects — EU-SOLARIS, STAGE-STE, REELCOOP, PVCROPS, MASLOWATEN, PREFLEXMS, INSHIP — and represented Portugal on the European steering committees for renewable energy. He has published over two hundred and seventy peer- reviewed scientific articles in international journals, holds sixteen patents, and is identified by the Stanford University Ranking among the top two percent of most cited scientists worldwide. In 2008, the International Energy Agency awarded him the Solar Heating and Cooling Award — Lifetime Achievement, for the body of his work. He is a member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, the Portuguese Academy of Engineering, and the Mexican Energy Academy. He served as Scientific Advisor to Vanguard Properties between 2021 and 2025, on matters of sustainability, energy efficiency, and climate change. In 2026, he joins OneMark Properties as co-founder and Scientific Advisor, with responsibility across sustainability, renewable energy, and new construction materials — increasingly decisive points of articulation between energy science and the real estate of the future. He lives in Lisbon, married, 2 sons.
Tatyana Bezukladnikova
Business Development & Office Management
Responsible for Business Development at OneMark Properties, focused on identifying business opportunities and new real estate investments, working closely with brokerage networks, families and private investors. She has a solid academic background in Economics and Management (Oil & Gas) and Government Management, and brings an analytical outlook, strong proactivity and execution capability. Her expertise bridges planning with relevant experience in marketing, communications and the coordination of large-scale projects and events. Focused on value creation and the building of long-term partnerships, she helps clients find maximum security and profitability in the Portuguese market in partnership with the brokerage area. In an initial phase, she also oversees the day-to-day management of the company's office. Tatyana lives in Lisbon with her husband and three children.
Pedro Durães Barbosa
Consultant – Engineering
Civil engineer graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (2005), with a specialization in Real Estate Investment Appraisal and Analysis accredited by the CMVM, as well as complementary training in occupational health and safety and gas network design. Twenty years of experience in construction management, contract administration, and operational leadership across Portugal and three international markets — Angola, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. He began his career at Cantinhos S.A., where he progressed through the full execution chain, from site management to regional director for Northern Portugal, overseeing a diversified portfolio of projects that included school rehabilitation (Escola Secundária do Monte de Caparica and Garcia da Orta, both commissioned by Parque Escolar), urban regeneration, water treatment and supply infrastructure, sports facilities, and commercial refurbishments. In 2012, as part of a consortium, he assumed responsibility for the construction management of the Nova Centralidade do Bailundo project in Angola — 2,474 residential units and 210 commercial spaces, representing an investment of USD 40.2 million, delivered over 22 months under the Angolan National Housing Programme. This was followed by a consolidated international career within the Casais Group: project director in Angola between 2014 and 2017, with full responsibility for production, technical coordination, and financial management of construction contracts; project director and later market director in Brazil between 2017 and 2022, overseeing production, studies and proposals, procurement, and human resources; and, in 2023, Executive Board Member of Casais Brasil, reporting directly to the global Board of Directors. In parallel, in 2018, he led the delivery of the Candando and Caluanda hypermarket operations in Angola, coordinating architecture, retail fit-out, and civil construction works. In 2024, he founded and became managing director of Vanguard Building & Innovation, with full responsibility for the company’s conception, operational structuring, licensing, and supervision of the engineering, construction, procurement, quality, and finance departments. Recognized for decisive leadership, financial discipline in high-pressure execution environments, and the management of multicultural teams. Expert consultant and evaluator for public and private institutions. Member of the Ordem dos Engenheiros since 2005.
Fernando Matias Caetano
Editorial & Art Curation
Some careers are best understood from the end backwards. Fernando Caetano begins in the 1980s, in a small Lisbon design studio, and unfolds across four decades during which word and image gradually came together — a rare path of simultaneous mastery of both crafts. He trained in creative direction at Atelier do Sul in the mid-1980s, and spent the early years of his career in graphic design and signage — first as creative director at H.D.P. Design & Publicidade, then as partner and general manager of the firm's Lisbon office, and later as co-founder of Eyetec, a studio dedicated to signage design. From that period comes the eye — the capacity, increasingly rare today, to look at a space, an object, a page, and grasp in seconds what holds its composition together. In 2004, he founded the Essential Luxury Magazines group, at Open Media SA, and began what would become his principal editorial work. In nearly two decades at the head of the group — first as partner and general manager of the Lisbon office, then as editor-in-chief of international content — he carried the Essential brand from the Algarve and Madeira to London, Macau, and Kuala Lumpur, building along the way one of the most respected voices in Portuguese luxury journalism and a dense international editorial and commercial network spanning hospitality, jewelry, automotive, fashion, gastronomy, and high-end real estate. Essential Lisboa, Essential Madeira, Essential Algarve, and the international titles defined, during that period, the Portuguese editorial standard for the segment. In 2020, he stepped away from the operational leadership of the Essential group to take up a position at Vanguard Properties as Art & Luxury Advisor — a role that combined advisory on the acquisition and integration of art in the common areas of developments with the founding and editorial direction of Portico by Vanguard Properties, a magazine that became one of the brand's calling cards and a vehicle for articulating architecture, art, lifestyle, and territory. He held this position until February 2026. In May 2026, he joins OneMark Properties as Principal Advisor for editorial curation. His remit will cover the creation of editorial pieces that accompany each development — brochures, monographs, institutional materials — and the curation of artworks that will inhabit the buildings' common areas, the meeting point between architecture, brand, and the daily life of the residents. His simultaneous command of word and image — early training in design and creative direction, two decades in editorial work at the highest standard — is what makes this appointment fitting. At a time when the industry tends to separate these functions, Fernando Caetano stands for the opposite: the author who thinks the editorial object and the physical object as parts of one composition. Portuguese · English · Spanish Lives in Lisbon.
Pedro Deakin
Special Advisor for Signature Projects
Pedro Deakin is an international executive with more than twenty-five years of experience in the luxury hospitality and lifestyle industry, with a career defined by brand leadership, product design and operational excellence at some of the world's most renowned hotel groups. He began his career with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, where he spent fifteen years and held senior leadership positions at some of the group's most emblematic properties, including the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris (as Hotel Manager and, from January to May 2018, Interim General Manager), the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in Geneva, and the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz in Lisbon — building deep expertise in every dimension of luxury hotel operations. In May 2018, he joined the Jumeirah Group in Dubai as Senior Vice President Brand & Design, with responsibility for overseeing product and design globally, including brand repositioning, service quality and innovation across the group's top-tier portfolio. He returned to Portugal to take up the role of Chief Operating Officer of JNcQUOI and member of the Advisory Board of the Amorim Luxury group in Lisbon — a group operating at the intersection of fine dining, fashion and hospitality (JNcQUOI and Fashion Clinic brands). In parallel, he founded Otello Luxury Consulting, of which he is Managing Partner, providing strategic advisory services to high-end hotel, tourism and residential projects, with a particular focus on repositioning operations and on the markets of the Middle East and, more recently, Portugal. At OneMark Properties, he serves as Special Advisor for Signature Projects, dedicating his time to the development of the Signature concepts — from the definition of the real estate product to the design of the client experience across spaces, services and amenities, including the spa, longevity and wellness areas that distinguish the brand's projects. He holds a BSc in International Hotel Management from Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom (1998–2002), and also studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon. He speaks and writes fluent Portuguese, English, French, Spanish and Italian. He is married and the father of two daughters.
Adelino Rego de Oliveira
Head of External Services
Collaborator of José Cardoso Botelho since 1988, Adelino is responsible for External Services and for the office's operational coordination — spanning payments and collections, records management and procurement. More than three decades of continuity reflect a consolidated relationship of trust and deep knowledge of internal processes. Studies in Business Organisation and Secretarial Studies. Married, lives in Lisbon.
Scientific Council
Scientific Council
The Scientific Council emerged from a need at OneMark Properties which, beyond its market experience, seeks to ensure regular engagement with the most advanced scientific knowledge, brought by experts capable of an informed, multidisciplinary, independent and unprejudiced view of the company's strategy and the proposals put before it. A broad spectrum of themes, ranging from bioclimatic architecture to the industrialisation of construction, from energy efficiency to neuroarchitecture and well-being.
The Scientific Council comprises the following figures:
Professor Manuel Collares-Pereira
Chair of the Scientific Council
Manuel Collares-Pereira (Lisbon, 1951) is one of the most internationally recognized Portuguese scientific voices in the field of renewable energy. He graduated in Electrical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico in 1974, with a final mark of 18.3 out of 20, and earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago in 1979 as a Fulbright Scholar, under the supervision of Roland Winston — founder of the field of Nonimaging Optics, an area in which Professor Collares-Pereira's own work is today regarded as seminal. Coordinating Research Scientist at LNEG and Full Professor, both the highest grades in their respective careers, he held the Chair of Renewable Energies at the University of Évora between 2010 and 2020, secured through international competition, where he founded and directed the IPES — Portuguese Institute of Solar Energy, and led the IIFA Doctoral School. In Portugal, he is a founding figure of SPES — the Portuguese Solar Energy Society, and of the CCE — Centre for Energy Conservation, today ADENE. He has coordinated multiple European research projects — EU-SOLARIS, STAGE-STE, REELCOOP, PVCROPS, MASLOWATEN, PREFLEXMS, INSHIP — and represented Portugal on the European steering committees for renewable energy. He has published over two hundred and seventy peer- reviewed scientific articles in international journals, holds sixteen patents, and is identified by the Stanford University Ranking among the top two percent of most cited scientists worldwide. In 2008, the International Energy Agency awarded him the Solar Heating and Cooling Award — Lifetime Achievement, for the body of his work. He is a member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, the Portuguese Academy of Engineering, and the Mexican Energy Academy. He served as Scientific Advisor to Vanguard Properties between 2021 and 2025, on matters of sustainability, energy efficiency, and climate change. In 2026, he joins OneMark Properties as co-founder and Scientific Advisor, with responsibility across sustainability, renewable energy, and new construction materials — increasingly decisive points of articulation between energy science and the real estate of the future.
Professor Bruno Miranda
Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon
Bruno Miranda obtained his degree in Medicine (2006) from the University of Lisbon and his PhD (2016) in Neuroscience from University College London (undertaken as part of the International Doctoral Programme in Neuroscience at the Champalimaud Foundation). His doctoral work focused on the computational models and neural signatures underlying different reinforcement-learning strategies that can be used to guide decision-making, under the supervision of Dr Steven Kennerley and Professor Peter Dayan (Brain Prize 2017). On the clinical side, he qualified as a Specialist in Neurology (2019) and undertook advanced training in epidemiological and patient-oriented research skills. His clinical research has centred on cognition and neurophysiology in neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular diseases. He is currently a Junior Researcher and Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, and a researcher at the João Lobo Antunes Institute of Molecular Medicine. His current research focuses on how the fundamental principles of human goal-directed behaviour and decision-making models can provide mechanistic explanations for human–environment interactions and neuropsychiatric manifestations (characterised by failures in model-based learning or performance). His interests also include transdisciplinary collaborations and the application of such neurobiological principles to other fields, such as urban planning (neurourbanism) and architecture (neuroarchitecture). The experimental methods used to address these research questions include detailed behavioural analysis (e.g. biomonitoring and digital health), computational modelling, and neurophysiology and neuroimaging techniques.
Doutor José Queirós de Almeida
English translation (British institutional register): CEO of Greenvolt Comunidades and Chief Revenue Officer of Greenvolt Next Holding (subsidiaries of the Greenvolt Group — a KKR portfolio company). An experienced, results-driven professional with more than 20 years of international experience in business management, marketing, sales and customer experience. Proven track record in implementing state-of-the-art customer management practices, developing new products and value propositions together with their go-to-market strategy, and designing and executing digital marketing and sales strategies. Successful sales of new energy services, market penetration through digital marketing and the implementation of innovative digital engagement and sales approaches (across 8 European markets), leveraging cloud-based IoT platforms supported by artificial intelligence and data mining. A creative and entrepreneurial leader with strong business acumen, championing data-driven innovation to drive growth and customer experience. MBA from The Lisbon MBA / UCLA Anderson School of Management and DBA (Doctorate in Business Administration) from Nottingham Trent University. Guest Lecturer (MBA): Customer Experience, Innovation and Digital Business. Multilingual communicator: proficient in Portuguese, English and Spanish; intermediate fluency in Italian and French. Areas of expertise: Marketing & Sales Strategy; New Business Creation; Digital Business; Innovation and New Product/Service Development; Sales & Channel Management; Digital Marketing; Customer Experience Management; Business Strategy & Development; Agile & Lean Organisations; Design Thinking; Revenue Growth; Cloud Platforms; IoT; AI; Data Mining.
Professor António Aguiar Costa
Civil Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico
English translation (British academic-institutional register): António Aguiar Costa is Director of Research, Development and Innovation at BUILTCoLAB — the Collaborative Laboratory for the Digital Built Environment — and Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture of Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon. His main research interests are innovation in construction, information management and integration in construction, Digital Construction, BIM and standardisation. He is currently Chairman of the Portuguese Technical Committee for BIM Standardisation, Coordinator of the BIM task force of COTEC (the Business Association for Innovation), Expert at CEN/TC442 (European BIM Standards) and a member of the EU BIM Task Group, supported by the European Commission. In addition, he is an Independent Expert for the European Commission, taking part in the evaluation of H2020 proposals and technology projects. As a Consultant, António Aguiar Costa works with companies and public bodies, defining and implementing their digital vision and the corresponding innovation processes, as well as BIM management procedures and BIM-based procurement models. António Aguiar Costa has published more than 20 papers on BIM, e-business and construction management and procurement, and is the principal investigator of several research initiatives and projects.
Professor Pedro Amaral
Materials engineer, IST — Innovation and Entrepreneurship Interface
He began his career in 1991 at Instituto Superior Técnico, where he studied Materials Engineering. He completed his degree in 1996 and embarked on his research path, concluding his PhD at Técnico in 2004. He began lecturing in 2011 and was appointed Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2020. His doctorate was undertaken in partnership with the Polytechnic University of Turin (doctoral studies in Geomechanical Engineering, 2000–2003); he also holds postgraduate qualifications in Management Studies (ISEG, 2001–2003) and in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (Católica Lisbon, 2011–2012).He is an integrated member of IDMEC, where he researches new sustainable materials, composites and digital manufacturing technologies for the engineering design and product industry, drawing on mineral resources and natural materials. His scientific work centres on the Science and Technology of Products of Natural Origin — mineral masses, cork, and multifunctional, eco-efficient composites — assessing their behaviour and developing industrial applications. He has worked on natural stone since 1996 and on cork since 2015, with more than 50 papers published in international journals on these subjects. He has coordinated several national and European research and innovation projects, promoting technology transfer to industry.In 2019 he founded StoneCITI — the Centre for Intelligence, Technology and Innovation in Natural Stone — of which he is a member of the Board. The initiative, led by Técnico, grew out of a collaborative methodology bringing together companies and research centres, and was officially recognised in 2022 as a European Digital Innovation Hub. He is co-founder and partner of Frontwave — Engenharia e Consultadoria, S.A. (since 2001), having served on its advisory board.He is Vice-President of IST for Corporate Interface, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Técnico+ (Advanced Training for Professionals) and Director of the Centre for Industrial Intelligence and Technology (StoneCITI). He holds a PhD from the Technical University of Lisbon, specialising in Mechanical Characterisation and Production Technologies of Stone Materials (2004).He previously served as Vice-President for Operations and Corporate Liaison, concurrently holding the chairmanship of the Executive Committee of Técnico+.
António Monteiro
A graduate in Civil Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, in the Structures option (1993), and a Master in Civil Engineering Structures from the same institution, I have devoted more than three decades to Civil Engineering as a driver of innovation, sustainability and the advancement of knowledge. In 1995, I co-founded A400 – Projetistas e Consultores de Engenharia, today a national reference in structures and technical consultancy. In 2008, I co-founded Buildgest – Gestão de Empreendimentos, reinforcing a commitment to integrated management and construction excellence. In 2019, I co-founded DTWay – Digitalizing Buildings, a pioneering startup in the digitalisation of the sector and the intelligent integration of data for buildings and infrastructure. Throughout my career, I have maintained a strong connection to academia and to education. I was a visiting assistant lecturer at UTAD (1998–2006) and am currently a lecturer at Porto Business School, where I teach Sustainable Construction and Built Heritage Management. I have collaborated with FEUP and ISEP as a supervisor of master's theses in a corporate context, fostering the bridge between teaching and professional practice. I am also strongly committed to developing strategic partnerships with academia — one example being A400's participation in the FEUP Prime programme, an initiative that strengthens cooperation between the university and the business community through innovation and the development of young talent. In 2016, I was recognised by the Order of Engineers as a Specialist in Structures, and in 2020/2021 I completed the Executive MBA at Porto Business School, consolidating my management and strategic leadership skills. I am also a member of the Board of APPC – the Portuguese Association of Civil Engineering Designers and Consultants, and founder of the recently created Fundação da Construção (Construction Foundation), dedicated to the advancement, innovation and social responsibility of the sector. I currently serve as CEO and head of the Research & Development and Sustainability Departments of the A400 Group. Under my leadership, the group has made a strategic commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 through the GreenA400 programme, structured around concrete targets: a 30% reduction in fleet emissions by 2025 through electric mobility, a 15% reduction in energy consumption through renewable generation, and the implementation of ongoing training programmes, both internal and external. This strategy is monitored annually and involves the company's entire leadership, fostering a culture of responsibility and active sustainability. In parallel, I recently launched A400 Academy, a knowledge-sharing initiative with the technical and academic community, dedicated to disseminating good practices, innovative methodologies and professional experience, reinforcing the mission of contributing to the collective advancement of Engineering. As a guest speaker at events of the Order of Engineers and at the Urban Rehabilitation Weeks of Lisbon and Porto, I have sought to inspire new generations of engineers and to promote an integrated, ethical and sustainable vision of the profession. More than a professional path, this trajectory represents a permanent commitment to Portuguese Engineering, to innovation and to academia — values that reflect the spirit and excellence of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto.
João Vieira Costa
Studio-JV
João Vieira is an outstanding reference point of his generation — with a markedly multicultural path — in architecture and in the strategic thinking behind project development. A graduate in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of Universidade Lusíada, Porto, he taught at the prestigious Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO) in Norway. He has built a solid global identity over two decades of international experience, working in cities such as New York, Copenhagen, Oslo, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Berlin, São Paulo and Lisbon. His career reflects that avant-garde stance: he has collaborated on and led projects at some of the most disruptive studios on the world stage, including OMA / Rem Koolhaas, MVRDV, NL Architects, PLOT, REX and BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group. Co-founder of Architects Office (AO) in São Paulo and the driving force behind the creation of Architects Office LX in Lisbon, in 2020 he founded Studio JV, now present in #Portugal and #Brasil. He has spoken at conferences in leading universities and at sector events across Europe and South America, and leads the development of masterplans, buildings and hotels, among others, with a focus on industrialisation and intelligent systems. It is this integrated vision — in which curiosity is the indispensable lever for unique project solutions with particular, tailored ambitions.
Helder Gonçalves
Director of the Energy Laboratory and Board of Directors of LNEG (National Laboratory of Energy and Geology)
Helder Gonçalves (Portugal, Aljustrel 1957) Mechanical Engineer IST (Lisbon 1979), PhD, MSc FEUP (Porto University 1990): Director of the Energy Laboratory and Board of Directors of LNEG (National Laboratory of Energy and Geology) 2009-present Active since 1979 in several areas in the Energy Sector; Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Renewable Energy, with particular attention the Integration of Renewables on Buildings (Passive Solar, Bioclimatic Buildings), Modelling and simulation, Simplified Design Tools, Thermal Comfort, Audits, Integrated Design, and Building Thermal Regulations and Certification, is the author of the 1st Building Certification Model in Portugal. Energy in Build Environment, namely the study of the Built Environment and Urban Climate, the heat island, and the overheating in cities. Climate Change has been involved in the first studies on Climate change in Portugal (2002-06) and in Lisbon. Present research; NZEB (Solar Building XXI-The first Solar Buildings Towards NZEB, Components and Adaptative Facades; Smart Cities Joint Program in EERA (European Energy Research Alliance), PED (Positive Energy District). In the last 20 years, has been very active in Public Policies, namely in Renewable Energy Sector, and the Coordination of two national Forum of Renewable Energy in Portugal (2000 and 2020) Ed. Helder Gonçalves, - julho de 2020 - ISBN 978-989-675-077-0 Is member of several National and International Groups representing Portugal in IEA (International Energy Agency) in CERT (Committee on energy research and technology); REWP (Renewable Energy Working Parties); EERA/Smart Cities; Expert on Energy configuration of the Horizon 2020 Programme Committee, CYTED (Coordinator of an Iberic American Grid on Bioclimatic Buildings and Renewable). Since 1990 has been involved in the Portuguese Commission for the Building Regulation and in the last years has been one of the main responsible for the set-up of the New Building Regulations and Certification on Buildings in Portugal. Has been President of the Portuguese Energy Agency (ADENE); President of the Portuguese Solar Energy Society (SPES) and Head of Renewable Energy Department of INETI (National Institute of Engineering and Industrial Technology). Is member of the Portuguese section of ISES since 1980 and President from 1996 to 2000. Reference Publications 1. Conceitos Bioclimáticos para os Edifícios em Portugal. Helder Gonçalves, J.M Graça. (2004) (48 p.) ISBN 972-8268-34-3 https://www.lneg.pt/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Conceitos-Bioclimaticos.pdf (Livro Ref.nº7) 2. Edifícios Solares Passivos em Portugal. Gonçalves, H., Patrício, A., Oliveira, M., Cabrito, P. (1997), 93 p. INETI, Lisboa, Portugal (ISBN 972-676-163-8). https://www.lneg.pt/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Edificios-Solares-Passivos.pdf (Livro Ref.nº10) 3. Solar XXI, Em direção à energia zero, Helder Gonçalves et al, (abril 2010) ISBN:978-989-675-007-7 https://www.lneg.pt/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Livro-SolarXXI.pdf (Livro Ref.nº3) 4. SOLAR XXI: A Portuguese Office Building Towards Net Zero-Energy Building, H. Gonçalves, L. Aelenei, C. Rodrigues REHVA European HVAC Journal, Vol. 49 (2012), pp. 34-40 (Ref.nº17) 5. From solar building design to net zero energy buildings: Performance insights of an office building, L Aelenei, H Gonçalves, Energy Procedia 48, 1236-1243 (Ref.nº15) 6. The glazing area in residential buildings in temperate climate: The thermal-energetic performance of housing units in Lisbon,Tavares, M., Gonçalves, H., Bastos, J Energy and Buildings 140, February 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.01.081 (Ref.nº8) 7. How did the solar houses perform in Portugal? Goncalves, H; Oliveira, M; Patricio, A; Proceedings of the 22nd National Passive Solar Conference 1997|Book chapter CampbellHowe, R; WilkinsCrowder, B (Ref. nº 99) 8. Built Environment, Urban Climate and Rational Use of Energy – Guidelines for Urban Planning in Lisbon”. Helder Gonçalves, Marta Oliveira e Susana Camelo, PLEA 2003, Santiago do Chile, nov.2003. (Ref.nº82) 9. Summer Behaviour of Dwellings in Lisbon. H. Gonçalves, M. Oliveira, S. Camelo, R. Aguiar, A. Ramalho, J.M. Graça. Design with the Environment, PLEA 2002, Toulouse, França, julho 2002. (Ref.nº85) 10. Climate Change Impacts on the Thermal Performance of Portuguese Buildings. Results of the Siam Study. R. Aguiar, M. Oliveira, H. Gonçalves. International Conference Climate Change and the Built Environment, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change, Manchester, UK, Abril 2002, (Ref.nº26) https://doi.org/10.1191/0143624402bt045oa
Strategic Council
Strategic Council
The OneMark Properties Strategic Council The Strategic Council is the body that gives OneMark Properties what no executive team can generate on its own: critical distance. It brings together figures from distinct backgrounds — market, capital, industry, governance, culture and territory — to challenge decisions, validate direction and anticipate risks before they become costs. It does not run the day-to-day; it ensures that every project withstands the scrutiny of those who have nothing to lose by disagreeing. Its value is threefold. It confers institutional credibility, signalling to investors, partners and buyers that OneMark is governed by demanding standards. It widens access — to capital, to brands and to networks that accelerate what would otherwise take years. And it safeguards the coherence of the brand over time, ensuring that growth does not dilute the distinctive character that defines the house. In a sector where trust counts for as much as the product, the Strategic Council is the structure that turns reputation into lasting advantage.
Carlos Marques dos Santos
President of the Strategic Council
International executive with over 25 years of experience in business management, banking, investments and strategic consulting. He was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he advised banks, energy companies and governments on high-impact strategic matters — business development, operational improvement, regulation and implementation of high-performance organisations. He served as Executive President of Nuvi Group for twelve years, leading an ambitious transformation and growth programme focused on Consumer Goods and Food Distribution, and building strategic partnerships with internationally renowned companies such as Moët-Hennessy, Diageo, Super Bock Group and Coca-Cola. His career also includes non-executive board roles in banking and investment activity in real estate and private equity projects.
David Lopes
Member of the Strategic Council
There are people we recognise even before the project exists. David was one of them: among the first to believe in the idea that would give rise to OneMark Properties and, long before that, an interlocutor always attentive to each step I shared here. That gaze — generous, demanding and curious — is precisely what one looks for in a counsellor. His career speaks for itself. A leading international manager, he has directed operations in Portugal, Poland, the United States and Japan: he began at Jerónimo Martins, was managing director of Recheio Cash & Carry, led marketing at Biedronka, and presided over the international expansion of Daymon and of AEON TOPVALU, in Tokyo. He was director-general and a member of the Board of the Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos, a director of the Oceanário de Lisboa and of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, and Head of Mission of World Youth Day Lisbon 2023. He was also director-general and a member of the Executive Committee of LeYa. Today he is a non-executive director of Grupo Nabeiro – Delta Cafés and devotes himself to management and cultural curatorship. But it would be unfair to reduce him to a curriculum. David is, above all, a man of rare culture, for whom literature is, in his own words, a refuge and nourishment for the soul. He is an author — he wrote Uma Varanda sobre Tóquio and co-authored the series 10 Mil Quilómetros — De Regresso ao Japão — and created, in Cabrela, in the Alentejo, the Casa das Letras Bed&Books, a place of literary residencies and gatherings. He believes, and makes a point of saying so, that education pays off and that science and a deep understanding of human geography are the key to innovating and standing apart — a conviction that resonates in all that OneMark seeks to be. It is this uncommon combination — global management experience and human and cultural depth — that so excites us to have at our side. Welcome, David. OneMark grows richer — and wiser — with your presence.
Susana Almeida Lopes
Member of the Strategic Council
Managing Partner of SHL Portugal, Susana Almeida Lopes is recognised by the Financial Times as one of its Most Innovative Individuals. She brings over 25 years of experience in human resources strategy, change management, assessment, people analytics and organisational transformation, across multiple sectors. A psychologist with a PhD in Organisational Psychology from the University of Lisbon, she is a lecturer, programme coordinator and researcher at ISEG, where she coordinates the postgraduate programme in Strategic HR Practices and conducts research at the Advance/CSG centre. She has led award-winning innovation projects in talent management, artificial intelligence applied to people management and gender equality — ranked three times on the podium of the Financial Times listing of the most innovative organisations in managing and developing talent. Before taking the helm at SHL, she served on the Executive Committee of Vieira de Almeida, where she headed the Organisational Development practice, the VdA Academy and the Legal Analytics Bureau. In a company that aspires to be built on structured decisions, the science of organisations and of people is every bit as decisive as that of energy or materials. It is that demand — to approach talent, leadership and transformation with method and evidence — that Susana brings to OneMark Properties' Strategic Council. Prizes: Prémios Artificial Intelligence for forecasting performance rankings, ranked 3rd at Financial Times ranking on Most Innovative Law Firms in Managing and Developing Talent By por Financial Times · out de 2018 Best Firm for Women in Business Law in Portugal By Europe Women in Business Law Awards · mai de 2018 Neuroscience approach to training, ranked 3rd at Most Innovative Law Firms in Managing and Developing Talent By Financial Times · out de 2017 Best Talent Initiative Winner By The Lawyer · nov de 2016 The Apollo Project: Architect of Meritocracy Awards 2016 shortlisted for award By InterLaw Diversity Forum · nov de 2016
Paula Roque
Member of the Strategic Council
A graduate in Management (1988) and MBA (1992–94), both from Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics. Certified in Corporate Governance by NOVA SBE Executive Education and in Strategic Leadership by Columbia Business School / ISEG. She is Managing Partner (since 2010) of REVIGRÉS and Chair of the REVIGRÉS General Meeting, having joined the company in 1995 as Marketing Director. She began her career at Porcel (1988–1989) and in investment banking (Corporate Finance and, subsequently, Mergers & Acquisitions, 1989–1992) at SEFIS – Société Européenne de Financements et d'Investissements S.A. | Suez Group. She is Chair of the Board of Trustees of the AEP Foundation – Portuguese Business Association, Chair of the AEP General Meeting, Chair of the General Meeting of APICER – Association of the Ceramics and Glassware Industries, and Vice-Chair of the General Meeting of the Family Businesses Association. She is 1st Vice-President of FAE – Forum of Company Directors and Managers. She sits on the Advisory Board of Católica Porto Business School, as well as of CTCV – Ceramics and Glass Technology Centre, and is an advisory board member of INESC-TEC. She is an advisory board member of the World Trade Center Lisbon and co-chair of its Real Estate committee. She is a founding member of the Mulher Líder Association and of WIRE – Women in Real Estate. She is a member of APPII – Portuguese Association of Real Estate Developers and Investors. She is a Commander of the Order of Entrepreneurial Merit – Industrial Merit (2015). She was the winner of the "BPI Businesswoman 2024" award. She received the IWEC 2025 award – International Women's Entrepreneurial Challenge (Barcelona). She received the 2025 Construction Personality Award. She was named an Honorary Member of CICECO / University of Aveiro.
Pedro Carvalho
Member of the Strategic Council
The CEO of Generali Tranquilidade is responsible for the Generali Group in Portugal. He also serves as Non-Executive Director of Generali España and of Banco CTT. He transitioned into the role having served as Vice-President of the insurer Tranquilidade whilst an Operating Partner at Apollo Global Management. He also lectures in Finance at INSEAD and at Nova SBE. Previously, he spent 15 years as a consultant and Senior Partner at McKinsey International, having worked in more than a dozen countries across four continents. He began his career in investment banking at Santander and subsequently at Goldman Sachs. He holds an MBA from INSEAD, a degree in Management from Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, a Master's in Strategy, and an AMP from Harvard Business School.
Pedro Leitão
Member of the Strategic Council
Pedro Leitão is an international executive with more than three decades of experience in the financial and corporate sectors, having held leadership positions in Portugal and across several European and African markets. Throughout his career, he has led processes of strategic transformation, business development, innovation and internationalisation, combining solid executive experience with a strong vision of corporate governance and value creation. Pedro Leitão joins the Executive Committee of EY, taking on the leadership of the Consulting practice in Portugal, Angola and Mozambique — supporting companies and public and private organisations in the definition and execution of business transformation, innovation, digitalisation, artificial intelligence, operational modernisation, change management and sustainable growth. He was CEO of Banco Montepio, where he led one of the most significant turnaround and transformation processes in recent Portuguese banking. He served as a member of the General Council of the World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI) – European Savings and Retail Banking Group (ESBG), in Brussels, an influential international organisation in the financial sector, where he followed the key strategic challenges facing European banking and contributed to the dialogue between financial institutions, regulators and public decision-makers. He also served on the Executive Committees of Banco Millennium Atlântico and Banco Atlântico Europa, with responsibilities in the areas of strategy, transformation and business development. Previously, he built his career over a decade at Deloitte, where he was a Partner in Management Consulting, leading highly complex strategic projects for some of the most prestigious national and international organisations. His career combines executive leadership, strategic vision and an international dimension, placing his experience at the service of organisations in defining strategies for sustainable growth, innovation and long-term value creation.
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