The OasisWhy Rivera, Huila: How the Land for Phoenix Oasis Was Chosen
Thermal water, a climate made for training year-round, and a community worth building with: the founding intentions behind choosing Rivera, Huila, Colombia.
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The Journal
Stories of becoming
Training, nutrition, Colombia and the 1% philosophy — editorial notes from the Phoenix Initiative.
The Oasis
The OasisWhat a Week Will Look Like: An Honest Projected Sketch
This is a projection, not a timetable. A day-by-day sketch of how a seven-day stay is currently designed to unfold, with the caveats stated plainly up front.
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The OasisWhy the Programmes Will Change With the Huila Seasons
Close to the equator there is no summer and no winter, but there is a calendar. Here is how the year in Huila is expected to shape training, food and the rhythm of a stay.
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The OasisHow the Oasis Team Will Be Trained Before Anyone Arrives
A retreat is only as good as the people holding it. Here is the training philosophy being written for the Phoenix Oasis team, and the standards it intends to set before opening day.
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The OasisThe First Hour: How the Arrival Ritual Is Being Designed
The Oasis opens in June 2028, yet its first sixty minutes are already drafted. Here is what the welcome ritual is designed to do, and why an arrival deserves that much care.
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The OasisFour Questions Asked of Every Material Before It Is Used
Choosing a material is not about how it looks in a photograph. Climate, local skill, embodied carbon and reversibility — the four tests a building material has to pass, and where they break down.
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The OasisA Trail Is a Water Structure: How Paths Are Cut on a Slope
Most trails fail for the same reason: they were walked into existence instead of designed. The half rule, grade reversals and mineral soil — the craft behind a path that survives a tropical downpour.
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The OasisA Deck for the Dark: Why This Valley Sees Two Hemispheres
From near the equator you can see almost the whole celestial sphere, and the galactic centre passes overhead. What darkness is worth, how easily a single lamp destroys it, and how you design for it.
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The OasisCold, Heat and Doing Nothing: Designing a Recovery Sequence
Hot water, cold water and a horizontal hour are not three amenities. They are one sequence, and the order matters more than the equipment. What the evidence says, and what it asks of a building.
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