ABSTRACT
This paper discusses the creative process of architect Miguel Arruda, starting from a sculpture held in 1968 until its architectural expansion as Inhabitable Sculpture and later architectural design as Casa da Fuseta (Fuseta House) Algarve. A qualitative and empirical methodology based on interviews and bibliography was used to proceed to a critical analysis of the process of architectural metamorphosis and articulation with the pre-existing house. The transformations implemented to adapt to the physical location and the intended program are also identified. It is understood that this comprehensive perspective, immanent to Miguel Arruda’s work and its artistic transversality, is not restricted to merely technical solutions in response to programmatic questions and inherent to the architect’s work, suggesting that this knowledge and creative process can be conveyed to new generations of architects as a recognizable and inspiring legacy.
