Um projecto de uma casa - Intervenção em contexto urbano desqualificado

Abstract

The present dissertation aims to conceive a project proposal for a single family dwelling, inserted in a disqualified urban context. The intervention applies to a ruined house and its respective lot, which are located in the neighborhood of São Mamede in the city of Vila Real. Based on a real request from the owner, the present work not only seeks to respond to the needs of the client but also meet all the constraints and issues that arise during the act of designing. Therefore, this thesis of theoretical and practical nature, develops essentially in three moments. These are divided into four chapters and interconnected, where the theoretical component informs and determines the elaboration of the final project. In the first instance, the contextualization and characterization of the site are carried out, where one intends to achieve a better understanding of the current state of the intervention site and its surrounding. In this way, this part is mainly based on the analysis of the urban territorial development and its transformation. The study also focuses on the evolution of the constructions inserted in urban circumstances, which are understood as vernacular. As a second step, all the elements considered indispensable for the development of the project are collected and elaborated. Once the working premises have been launched, the process of elaboration of the project comes to fruition, which culminates into the formalization of the intervention proposal. Five phases of evolution of the exercise characterize this matter, which are accompanied by drawings and models. In summary, one intends to point out a balanced response between the interpretations acquired during the previous investigation, the constraints imposed by the client and the existing context.