Safira: proposta de intervenção na aldeia alentejana

Abstract

Alentejo always fascinated by its undulating plains and the long shadowsprojected by the cork trees and holm oaks in the montado, the olive treesall aligned, the warm breeze with the smell of dry crops and the villagesand hills concentrated and unified by the lime paint. Portrayed in theAtlantic, this region surrenders its soul to the Mediterranean.Safira, a small village is an idyllic and mysterious scenery. The churchlocated on a small hill, overcomes the landscape. Around it, we can findmore three buildings in ruins protected by lime painting. A small valleysprinkled with cork trees, holly oaks and olive trees that rest on a greenand red grass mantle. There also rest the dead, lonely, in the cemeterypadlocked on the other side of the dam.The building rehabilitation is one of the most discussed issues inarchitecture. The interest and urgency to study more about regenerateand rehabilitate rural heritage will allow adapting it to different waysof living, new constraints and other ways of building. The presentdissertation intends to explore the operating field of the architecture inthe rehabilitation of vacant premises, through an intervention proposalfor this particular village, compromised by time and desertion.The starting point will be an extensive working method that brings togethera rigorous building survey complemented by theoretical research, crossingdifferent case study projects that serve as a methodological reference. Thevillage is the topic to historical, architectural, constructive and landscapeanalysis. Identifying issues and intrinsic values of the region in study willdefine an intervention strategy in order to implement the revitalization ofthe small Alentejo's village.