settlement profile
what kind of place would you build?
A guided exploration of your values, priorities, and relationship with place. Not a personality test. A tool for discovering which patterns of human settlement align with how you want to live.
six archetypes
The profile experience will place you within or between these traditions. Each is a distillation of recurring patterns across human history, not a prescription.
the steward
"A life rooted in cultivation, continuity, and care for place."
land stewardshipintergenerationallocal knowledgeecological integration
the artisan
"A life built around making, exchanging, and collective craft."
workshopsguild economydense villagematerial culture
the ascetic
"A life defined by simplicity, discipline, and deliberate limits."
low consumptionshared labourspiritual practiceminimal technology
the pioneer
"A life on new ground, building systems that haven't existed before."
experimentationresource independenceecological innovationadaptability
the citizen
"A life embedded in civic exchange, public space, and shared governance."
public lifemarketsdemocratic participationcultural density
the scholar
"A life organized around knowledge, preservation, and contemplation."
librariesshared facilitiesapprenticeshiplong-term thinking
the profile is in development.
The guided questionnaire is being built. When complete, it will place you within these traditions and open a path into the archive.
coming in a future phase