The Quinta da Braamcamp is a ruined rural complex, in need of repurposing, with a rich milling and industrial past, and located in one of the few remaining natural areas of a highly industrialized suburb city. 

The area, which belongs to the municipality of Barreiro (PT), was in risk of being sold for the construction of residential units and an hotel, a project that would have detached the space from the above mentioned natural, cultural, and social values.

 The local people, through a civic platform, managed to bring the case to court and stop the selling process. Since then, Braamcamp remained abandoned to itself.

Dixit Braamcamp has to be seen as the first of a series of workshops aimed at involving the local community, for a process of reappropriation of the space. One of the final goals of the project is in fact elaborating a project proposal to be presented to the municipality, for managing the space at least for a temporary period, and ensure the protection of the public space, at the same time taking into account the true needs of the Barreirenses.