{"id":61,"date":"2015-10-19T18:23:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T17:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joaquim-pires.com\/biographie-2"},"modified":"2026-09-30T17:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:51:13","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.joaquim-pires.com\/en\/biography","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bio is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full bio-photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joaquim-pires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jp-bio.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Joaquim Pires\" class=\"wp-image-238\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group carte carte-texte is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group contenu is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"chapeau wp-block-paragraph\">The remarkable story of Serip Groupe began in 1958.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joaquim Pires\u2019 father left the Salazar regime in Portugal and settled in France, where he began working on the construction of bridges, roads and tunnels. A few years later, he moved with his family to Sainte-Maxime, where he returned to his original trade: building villas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From an early age, Joaquim knew he wanted to study architecture. But when he was 16, fate struck his family: his father had a serious accident, and Joaquim had to leave school early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Undeterred, young Pires founded his first company at the age of 19. His father, recovered from his accident, was his first employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first contract Joaquim won as an entrepreneur was the construction of a villa of more than 150 m\u00b2. It was the start of a long and successful career, during which Joaquim Pires designed and built hundreds of villas, offices, garages, gardens and parks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beyond building<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His wish to showcase and promote Sainte-Maxime led him to launch M \u2013 Sainte-Maxime Magazine. Today, with Serip Groupe, the family story returns to Portugal: in Faro, in the Algarve, the Quinta de Faro estate brings together contemporary villas between golf course and ocean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group duo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group carte liens is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"meta wp-block-paragraph\">The company<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading titre-carte\">Serip Groupe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"extrait wp-block-paragraph\">Villas, offices, gardens and parks, designed and built on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lien wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.serip-groupe.com\/en\/\">serip-groupe.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"meta wp-block-paragraph\">The development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading titre-carte\">Quinta de Faro<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"extrait wp-block-paragraph\">Prestigious villas in the heart of the Algarve, in Faro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lien wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joaquim-pires.com\/en\/news\/quinta-de-faro-prestigious-villas-in-algarve.html\">Discover the estate<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group appel is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading titre-section\">A project? Let\u2019s talk.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button bouton\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.joaquim-pires.com\/en\/contact-en\">Contact me<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The remarkable story of Serip Groupe began in 1958. 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