Transformation of Herdade da Barrosinha in Alcácer do Sal

OODA architecture MassLab

Typologies Landscape architecture / Urban planning Masterplan Hotel
City Alcácer do Sal
Country Portugal

A proposal submitted by OODA in partnership with MassLab won the competition organized by the Barrosinha Agricultural Company to transform its Herdade da Barrosinha lands in the Portuguese municipality of Alcácer do Sal. Encompassing approximately 2,000 hectares, the ambitious masterplan is for a mixed-use development where the property is segmented into nine units, with a scheme including housing and tourist accommodations.

Following a ‘building without devastating’ principle, the goal is to redefine the vast landscape of Herdade da Barrosinho, respecting the agro-forestry identity, memory, and heritage of the zone. The Monte das Obras project involves refurbishing and enlarging the Barrosinha Agricultural Company’s workers’ residence to turn it into a hotel with 100 rooms and ten cabins immersed in nature. The intervention brings out the existing constructions in all their glory, and does its best to make the added volumes impact on the landscape as little as possible, all the while striking up a dialogue between vernacular traditions and contemporary elements.