Migue l Sousa , M-arquitectos ®

Pedreira do Campo

We were given a proposal to develop a requalification project of Pedreira do Campo, currently considered a natural monument of the region. Besides being a landscape of unparalleled beauty, Pedreira do Campo lies within an Azorean geological context of undeniable scientific, geopatrimonial and pedagogic importance. Thus, we delineated two different, though complementary, routes. One, fully projected by us, was designed to cover a general view of the geology of Pedreira do Campo, and the other was integrated in an existing pedestrian route intercepting the intervention area. The first route is made over a raised path, covering the irregular and rocky terrain, built with solid wood. The intent here was to make the lightness of the route become an additional interest point. The organic form of its structure was also intended to provide and highlight a myriad of visual stimuli. All of this culminates with a viewpoint facing the ocean, located south of the intervention area.