The starting point for Itaara da Serra was a request from a friend to visit a piece of land in Serra Negra, a rural area of Bezerros - PE. The lot had been abandoned for years, with vegetation so high that it made inspection impossible. After a few weeks of cleaning - without deforestation - […]
On the hiking path, a weighted wreck stands before the rocky gate. One slips through a barely wide crack, sliding in sideways. The new shipwrecked one, lifting his head, sees an overturned hull. From the bottom of the boat, the sky falls.
The Mountain Shelters are part of the “The Vagar Country House” development project in Belmonte, Portugal. The challenge was to create an object that would evoke the imagery of traditional Shepherds’ Shelters, taking advantage of the natural and untamed qualities of the land, which spans nearly 250 hectares.