Caleidoscópio Insular | Olhar a Ilha

Abstract

The present thesis focus on a case study of a project for an "ilha do Porto" on Rua de S. Victor, developed during "Arquitectos de Familia" workshop sessions. The subject of this study is the universe of "Ilhas do Porto" and its incompatibility with the present regulatory framework, it also is taken in account the evolution of the position by the government representations about this problem, old and present strategies are compared and contrasted in a way to find answers to the lack of information around this type of housing, as well as the rehabilitation of the "ilhas" as a way to provide low price rentals to tenants in need. "Ilha Grande" case study pretends to put all this concerns to test in a way that its result is a proposition sustained by the practical experimentation in order to make sure that it is the right step on a long path. Moreover, accentuate the urge to show that this could only happen with an hands-on approach on a multidisciplinary perspective that involves all the shareholders on this matter, in order to achieve success.