House of Agostos, by Pedro Domingos, 2011 - Santa Barbara-de-Nexe, Faro, Portugal
The transformative substance of this project consists of a parcel of land that is integrated into the agricultural system of Barrocal and a small house in ruins. The ruin of traditional genesis, displays the characteristics of the vernacular architecture of the Algarve. The strategy consists on clarifying the limits of the central space of property - a void enclosed by the ruin and the “hedges” and the upland trees.