Interviews

Javier Meseguer, General Manager Southern Europe, Drooms

Isabel Dias Rodrigues

In 2020 we were extremely pleased to finalize the purchase of a construction company, called Meca (Meca Construcoes lda). The workforce in the construction field is scarce and the prices are constantly rising so this was a strategic move to better control costs and have our own team at hand.

Claude Kandiyoti

Right now, keeping a balance between the traditional way of building and new environmental requirements is vital in order to be able to develop new projects. The truth is that Portugal still lags behind in terms of sustainability, and we see this as a great opportunity. 

Christian Terlinden

We are addressing the middle or upper class which has a pretty distorted image - contrary to what's being stated in official reports, its purchasing power is high. Portuguese people have side ventures or alternative revenue sources that allow them to buy apartments as expensive as EUR 500,000.

Justina Kilinski

Shared workspaces are the future and with so much demand coming in every day, this sector will surely take off spectacularly.

Joana Castro e Almeida

Urban rehabilitation and new investments continue to be our priority, but I would like them to be based on three fundamental aspects: proximity, diversity, and balance. Proximity is about building the city with the people and for the people, and here new investors have a very important role because they can get involved in advance with local communities and create high value projects.

Gustavo Cardozo Lupi

The market here is small compared to other logistics markets in Europe, but it features ample opportunity and has the potential to play an important role in this sector in Southern Europe.

João Diogo Cristina

A strong REIT system would definitely provide more liquidity to a small market like Portugal and would give a big push to the lack of supply we are now facing especially in the offices, residential and logistics sectors.

Nicolas Goffin

We arrived at a time when Lisbon’s city center was becoming a hotspot for luxury products, but we preferred to shift our attention towards the city ring where we could find opportunities to develop projects for the middle to upper-middle domestic market.

Miguel Alegria

In the traditional way, a 2D architectural and engineering design is used. By choosing a BIM methodology process, you're not only able to design in a tridimensional perspective but you can also see the building at a true to life scale and identify if there's some conflict or errors and solve them in real time for everyone involved in the process.