Hoteis como casas. Adaptação de tipologias de casa do Porto para programas de hospitalidade.

Abstract

Currently in Porto, a large increase of tourism can be observed, mainly caused by the low cost companies. All this boom in Invicta's tourism creates a need for adaptation, not only at the level of hospitality but also on the local accommodation investment in the quality of goods and services in tourism. Allied to this juncture, was born the need to renew and adapt the typical dwelling of Porto on a perspective of improving the comfort and shelter to the new tourist. This type of phenomenon is the starting point of my work.In this context, this research is focused initially by studying the evolution of the hospitality as a concept and the accommodation places. Based on this Porto typology, the second part of the work is essentially to understand the characteristics of this type of housing and its evolution up to the present days. Thus, a comparative analysis of before and after, in eight case studies, this work ends up highlighting the way the architect, along with the promoter, adapts a hospitality project in the typical dwelling of Porto . Perceive the changes and necessary transformations for the needs of this type of modern program, preserving the historic character and its typified structure. Rehabilitate or build from scratch: what is worth or what is cheaper? Limited or not to a set of rules defined by the city council of Porto: what are the main difficulties in designing this type of housing? This is where, on a casual conversation with architects, I close up and finalize the study of my work having always the typical dwelling of Porto as the object of debate.