
In 2023, architect Paula Moucheira invited us to photograph and film her work process at her family’s marble quarry in Pardais, a small village in the Alentejo region. The project, titled Formas de Pedra (Stone Forms), aims to reclaim and repurpose leftover marble blocks — fragments with no commercial value — collected from the quarry waste, transforming them into unique design objects.
























"Formas de Pedra 2 — Pedreira (Marble quarry)", 2023
Video 4k, 1'25''
Pardais, Portugal










































"Formas de Pedra 1 — Escombreira (Marble quarry spoil heap)", 2023
Video 4k, 3'14''
Pardais, Portugal

visual essay for ARCH. Paula Mocheira
year 2023
tags Architecture, Design, Video
In 2023, architect Paula Moucheira invited us to photograph and film her work process at her family’s marble quarry in Pardais, a small village in the Alentejo region. The project, titled Formas de Pedra (Stone Forms), aims to reclaim and repurpose leftover marble blocks — fragments with no commercial value — collected from the quarry waste, transforming them into unique design objects.























"Formas de Pedra 2 — Pedreira (Marble quarry)", 2023
Video 4k, 1'25''
Pardais, Portugal










































"Formas de Pedra 1 — Escombreira (Marble quarry spoil heap)", 2023
Video 4k, 3'14''
Pardais, Portugal