Bloco da Carvalhosa, reinterpretação dos terraços sul

Abstract

This paper presents the analysis of Bloco da Carvalhosa building in order to develop an intervention proposal for one of the spaces that highlights this innovative aspect of the building, the South terraces. This space was created in order to provide a private outside space, specially developed for the kids, and that allowed to bring natural light and ventilation for the inner divisions of the apartment. However, during construction the architects were forced to enclose the terraces with windows, restraining it from its original functions and, consequently, generating a space without a specific use, which lead the inhabitants to adapt it according to their needs. In order to help develop the intervention proposal, an analysis to the thermal comfort of the terrace was carried out by measuring the temperature and humidity, in order to validate simulations of the space and to establish a base for the proposal. Therefore, it was possible to design a solution, that was a reinterpretation of an original system designed by the architects for the same building, that was flexible and allowed to create different environments in the space according to the needs of each inhabitant to give the space its original character and functions.