Bureau des Mésarchitectures completes open-air 'Casa sem pele' in Portugal
Bureau des Mésarchitectures, led by Didier Fiúza Faustino, has finalized Casa sem pele (House with no skin), an open-air rural dwelling located in Ribatejo, Portugal. This innovative project reinterprets the concept of a house, transforming it into a lived experience rather than a confined space, promoting rest, sharing, and care. Designed as a physical manifesto, the house emphasizes simplicity and reimagines domestic life. Nestled among vineyards and dense foliage near a small lake, it challenges traditional notions of 'the house' by presenting a clear arrangement of everyday activities. Approaching via an ancient Roman road, Casa sem pele is revealed on a hillside vineyard beside a pond adorned with willows and bamboo, accessible by steps leading to a rectangular platform.
Key facts
- Casa sem pele is an open-air rural shelter in Ribatejo, Portugal.
- The project was completed by Didier Fiúza Faustino and his Paris–Lisbon practice Bureau des Mésarchitectures.
- The house is conceived as a manifesto in built form, reduced to essentials.
- It is set among vineyards, limestone ground, and dense vegetation around a small lake.
- The approach is along an old Roman road.
- The structure is located on a hillside vineyard, on the banks of a pond lined with willows and bamboo.
- A few steps lead down from the path to a rectangular platform.
- The project reframes the house as a lived field rather than a sealed object.
Entities
Artists
- Didier Fiúza Faustino
Institutions
- Bureau des Mésarchitectures
Locations
- Ribatejo
- Portugal
- Paris
- Lisbon