A arquitectura como instrumento de compreensão, consolidação e valorização da ruína. O caso de Monte Mozinho, Penafiel

Abstract

The Castro of Monte Mozinho is an archaeological site listed as public interest since 1948. It was a town inhabited by indigenous and the roman people, and suffered several reforms in its structure through five centuries. This site, located at an altitude higher than 400 meters above sea level, is the case study of this dissertation, not only due to the personal connection with the place, but also due to after 20 years since its last spatial planning and construction of support infrastructures it is necessary to re-think the place in a architectural sense.The dissertation is divided in five parts, organized in the following order: Contextualization, Patrimonial context intervention, The Case study, Ruin analysis and interpretation, and Castro of Monte Mozinho valorization, which organize and synthetize information that resulted from multiple years of work. Finally, a personal interpretation of the ruin is presented as well as an alternative proposal for the site perception.The main goal of this dissertation is to using the available architecture tools to analyse and interpret the site and the settlement through its reconstitution, therefore contributing to a better understanding these spaces. Ultimately, one aims to understand how the contemporary architecture can enrich these places, offering an alternative for its dynamization.