A Collaborative Backyard Dream
Private wellness spaces for the people of Portland
A space where people come to relax and connect in a natural setting.
Wild Oasis Sanctuary is a start-up business that is looking to build micro healing destinations and host small events with homeowners within their own backyard.
Support not just a business, but a meaningful way to help the people of Portland find wild nature spots to connect and unwind together.
The Wellness Elements
Giant Foliage Garden
A professionally maintained garden packed with the biggest leaved plants in the world that can survive Portlands zone 8b winters. Enter enchantment and mystery.
Giant foliage plants
Supercharged soil remediation
Automatic watering system
One-of-a kind experience
Heated Stone Patio
We are including an open gathering space right in the heart of the garden on a floor-heated natural stone patio.
“Imagine warming your bare feet on heated stone after an outdoor shower!”
Radiant floor heat system
Natural stone
Surround sound ambient music
Year-round use.
Steamy Garden Spa
Outdoor hot soaking tubs and showers nestled amongst foliage and mist. Feel as though you found yourself in a secret spring inside of a subtropical rainforest.
Changing Room Tent
Outdoor shower
Soaking Tubs
Filtered drinking water
Ultra Pure Water
Water as medicine. Reverse osmosis turns water back into its most basic form and through a glowing UV and re-mineralization process we create something extraordinary to bath in.
Reverse osmosis filtration
UV sterilized
Naturally remineralized
Small water tower
Green House
Co-working Area
Stylish meets functional. We want to grow fragrant flowers and herbs, while creating a very high vibe space to co-work, rest, or just be surrounded by lush plants when it’s cold out.
Climate controlled
Co-working space
Small events / massage
Plant cultivation
Cedar Sauna
A glowing cedar sauna with custom wood elements and lots of natural light. It will feature traditional hot stones that make steam and can but with modernized controls for heavy use.
Communal gathering
Traditional hot rock steam
Double insulated tempered glass
180 degrees Fahrenheit
A new kind of business…
Built on residential lots around the city of Portland under a shared home occupancy permit with the LLC and homeowner. Everyone wins together.
Shared Equity
Holistic Profit
This is a space that values people health and wellbeing first as our primarily goal.
Low-Volume
Has a limitation of no more than 15 guests per day as per city regulations and just general good neighbor policy.
This is a space that will be rented out for hourly rates for small groups and events - and have private use hours for all living on the land.
Private Use
Why Portland?
Because we need inspiration to be gather together outdoors even when it looks like this...
❊ FAQs
You’ve got questions,
we’ve got answers
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Yes it is on a smaller scale with a Type-A home occupancy permit. We must go through a discovery process together before any construction can begin.
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No, there will be a progression to how much is developed as we feel out the space together.
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This can be totally free for the homeowner, however there is a real opportunity receive greater equity in the business if choosing to invest.
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This would take multiple neighbor complaints, which can be avoided in a thorough a careful screening process.
The safeguard is most everything we are building can move to another site if needed. This will all be in our working agreement contract. -
The operating business will carry general liability insurance.
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Someone with access to private land at least ¾ acre of land within 30 minutes of downtown PDX, and excited to build something special on their land. (learn more on “Host Your Land” section)
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This will be managed and operated by live on-site stewards of the space. Ideally this looks like space for an RV, spare bedroom, or ADU.
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The operating business retains exclusive rights to all plants, patio, and and spa equipment. The land they are sitting on is what is being leased.
There are however other potential options to explore such as a lease-to-own agreement with the land itself that can offer higher monthly payment to the homeowner. -
We need to have access for up to 4 cars to be parked on the property. Extending parking pads and running utilities are all something we will work with licensed plumbers and electricians on.
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The short answer is yes. We would absolutely love a lease-to-own arrangement, but it is not required. The most important element is finding the right land that can truly serve people.
About
Created by Alex Wyman, who has been a well-known landscape design and developer in Portland the last 8 years and BA in Landscape Architecture. He has expert knowledge of botany, professional construction techniques, and has an amazing network of talented subcontractors to work with.
He has worked managing landscape maintenance companies for 4 years and with the last 8 years operating his own synergistic business known as Wild Oasis Landscapes, where he introduces “wild feeling” ecosystems and natural elements to homeowners in residential neighborhoods.
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