Apropriação do espaço desactivado: Uma proposta de revitalização do edifício "o Trabalho"

Abstract

The following dissertation reports a study which intends to inform about a revitalization project for an abandoned building, where, in the 90's, was placed a shopping centre, with offices and housing. Its location in the center of Figueira da Foz, its size in comparison to the neighbouring lots, as well as its degrading current state, founded a claim for an intervention project for the betterment of the current structure. The processes implied by the project are presented in chronological order divided in four chapters: firstly it s told the history of the plot where the building is located, where once was a theater; followed by a context which considers its old form and function; different strategies for the new appropriation are sought after and ultimately the intervention is presented, supported by a diagnose of the city's, the neighbourhood's and building's potential.