La Barraca is a typical building in “La Huerta Valenciana” and the Region of Murcia. It served as a home for farmers, so it is located in areas of irrigated orchards.
Easily accessible materials in the area are used for its construction, such as mud, reeds, reeds or reeds. For this reason, the walls are built with adobe bricks and the roof is made with cane and straw.
The upper floor is accessed by a ladder and was formerly used for silkworm breeding.
With the arrival of industrialization, urbanization was soon gaining ground to these humble constructions. In addition, the usual fires that were generated, due to the construction materials and the lack of hygiene led to the drafting of laws that prohibited the construction and even conservation of these barracks. In this way, with the beginning of the 20th century, this old rural house would begin to disappear.
My brother Clemente and I have been visiting some of the few that are preserved. It is a familiar landscape that we found interesting to photograph some of the latest garments that we will bring out this week.

Pictures by Clemente Vergara

Art Direction by Lucía Vergara