The dolmenic archeological site of El Pozuelo, in the spanish province of Huelva, is a set of prehistoric megalithic monuments dated between 3000 y 2500 B. C. Its funerary character and the importance of the natural environment make of it the ideal place for the final resting and praying, linking together intimacy and spirituality.

 

The project is a metaphor of the life, a path which ascends the slope of the hill, among the nature, and culminates at the Dolmen, open space offering a whole sight of the landscape. The route is flanked by large stones imitating the constructive system of the dolmens providing the cemetery with a primitive atmosphere. Circle spaces where lie the remains are semi buried in the hill.

 

The chapel is placed aside of the walk, as a big slate rock growing up from the terrain. The access surrounding a stone chips wall leads to a dark intimate space. Light beams are poured into from slits in the rock cover.

 

The intervention over such an historical and landscaping importance place has a vocation to pertain the ground, acting as one. This idea is enriched by the use of autochthonous and natural materials. The project, definitely, is characterized for the quest of the relationship between man and nature.