A rootless, timeless community, a settlement of sea dogs that seem to have landed in this wilderness like migrating birds, able at any point to leave. No cars, no electricity, no running water. An intriguing constellation of haphazard constructions built along two kilometres of Uruguayan coast that is a cross between the Sahara Desert and the Irish moorlands. First impressions are dizzying and unreal, as if you are entering a vernacular utopia: no fences, but a respectful distance between each house, a functional sobriety, a natural economy in the use of reclaimed materials and a wealth and diversity of architectural expression. Dwelling after dwelling, though unique in its conception, seems part of a refined and miraculous whole. We are in an architectural utopia with no architect. The beauty and simplicity of these seemingly chaotic constructions proclaim the inhabitant's aesthetic and reveal a kind of living architectural geology as successive layers are added to the dwellings over time. Each construction tells its story and reveals its author. The series comprises 42 photographs.