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Abstract(s)
A arquitetura popular é aquela “casa velha” que, mesmo que reabilitada, “vai ser
sempre uma casa velha”. Aquele antigo moinho de água, no melhor dos casos, “só se
for para o turismo” e, se funcionar, com a farinha faz-se “umas bolachas para o
turismo”. Nos cerrados põe-se “um bocadinho de rondápe ou ‘roundup’...” e semeiase o milho “decalbe ou ‘dekalb’...” que é o que dá o subsídio. No pão, ainda que com
boa fé, mesmo que se use fermento “antigo”, tem de se usar o de “padeiro” porque
“com o de padeiro cresce mais depressa”. Porquê? “Porque é o que dá dinheiro,
porque tem de ser assim, porque é mesmo assim...porque sim”.
Vivemos no amanhã, mas com dívidas de ontem. Há uma sensação entranhada de
constante insatisfação e insuficiência que nos conduz a um contínuo consumismo na
esperança de, talvez amanhã, já sermos suficientes. Entrámos num “acordo”
imposto, a obsolescência planeada; (quase) tudo o que o consumimos foi feito para
ser rapidamente ultrapassado, então (quase) tudo tem de ser continua e
rapidamente reposto. Novo em detrimento de velho, rápido em detrimento de lento,
mais em detrimento de melhor. O ultrapassado, comummente designado por “lixo”,
é incapaz de se decompor à mesma velocidade com que é produzido, comercializado,
utilizado e descartado. De “última moda” a “pedra no sapato”, que talvez se possa
“varrer” para aquele outro longe país...uma “ilha” aqui, uma “montanha” ali...e
acumula-se uma evitável “dívida”, para com o planeta.
Mas, se reconheço a emboscada, posso libertar-me. E depois, estou disponível. Para
questionar as presentes soluções e procurar novas. Para aprender que, na “casa
velha”, se tirar a tinta plástica das paredes e repuser a cal, elas vão respirar
novamente; se repuser a telha regional, que não sobreaquece, os pássaros vão voltar
a elas e comer as térmitas...se voltar atrás talvez compreenda o que foi deixado para
trás. Paulatinamente, recomeça-se, reconstrói-se, reaproveita-se…e compreendo que
afinal, já temos suficiente, já somos suficientes.
Apresenta-se uma proposta de reabilitação de um moinho de água e casa agregada
na ilha Terceira para conversão em padaria artesanal e biológica com moagem. As
fases de estudo antecedentes foram tidas como uma preparação para a proposta,
indo desde a história do arquipélago até ao conjunto edificado em questão. A
proposta de intervenção resultou numa sinergia entre a arquitetura tradicional, a
arquitetura sustentável e a arquitetura modular e flexível.
Traditional architecture is that “old house” that, even if restored, “will always be an old house”. That ancient watermill, in the best-case scenario, “will do for tourism” and, if it works, with its flour we make “some cookies for tourists”. On fields we put “a bit of ‘Roundup’ and we plant corn, “dekalb, because that’s the one that will bring the subsidy”. On bread, though in good faith, even if sourdough starter is used, baker’s yeast will have to be used as well, because “baker’s yeast will make it rise faster”. Why? “Because that’s what makes money, because it has to be like that, because it’s just like that…because”. We live on tomorrow, but with debts from yesterday. There is an ingrained sensation of constant dissatisfaction and not-enoughness that drives us to a continuous consumption in hope that, maybe tomorrow, we will be enough. We entered on an imposed agreement, planned obsolescence; (almost) everything that we consume was made to be rapidly outdated, so (almost) everything has to be continuously and rapidly replaced. New to the detriment of old, fast to the detriment of slow, more to the detriment of better. The outdated, commonly referred as “trash”, is incapable of decomposing at the same speed that it is produced, commercialized, utilized and disposed. From “last trend” to “elephant in the room”, that maybe we can “sweep” to that far country…an “island” here, a “mountain” there…and an avoidable “debt” piles with the planet. But, if I recognize the ambush, I can free myself. And then, I am available. To question the present solutions and find new ones. To learn that, on the “old house”, if I remove the plastic paint from the walls and replace the lime, they will breath again; if I replace the local roof tiles, which do not overheat, the birds will come back to them and eat the termites…if I go back maybe I understand what was left back. Sluggishly, we restart, rebuilt, reuse…and I understand that after all, we already have enough, we are, already, enough. This thesis presents a rehabilitation proposal of a watermill and its aggregated house on Terceira island for conversion into an artisanal and organic bakery with milling. The antecedent study phases were taken as a preparation for the proposal, ranging from the archipelago history through the built set in question. The intervention proposal resulted in a synergy between traditional architecture, sustainable architecture and modular/flexible architecture.
Traditional architecture is that “old house” that, even if restored, “will always be an old house”. That ancient watermill, in the best-case scenario, “will do for tourism” and, if it works, with its flour we make “some cookies for tourists”. On fields we put “a bit of ‘Roundup’ and we plant corn, “dekalb, because that’s the one that will bring the subsidy”. On bread, though in good faith, even if sourdough starter is used, baker’s yeast will have to be used as well, because “baker’s yeast will make it rise faster”. Why? “Because that’s what makes money, because it has to be like that, because it’s just like that…because”. We live on tomorrow, but with debts from yesterday. There is an ingrained sensation of constant dissatisfaction and not-enoughness that drives us to a continuous consumption in hope that, maybe tomorrow, we will be enough. We entered on an imposed agreement, planned obsolescence; (almost) everything that we consume was made to be rapidly outdated, so (almost) everything has to be continuously and rapidly replaced. New to the detriment of old, fast to the detriment of slow, more to the detriment of better. The outdated, commonly referred as “trash”, is incapable of decomposing at the same speed that it is produced, commercialized, utilized and disposed. From “last trend” to “elephant in the room”, that maybe we can “sweep” to that far country…an “island” here, a “mountain” there…and an avoidable “debt” piles with the planet. But, if I recognize the ambush, I can free myself. And then, I am available. To question the present solutions and find new ones. To learn that, on the “old house”, if I remove the plastic paint from the walls and replace the lime, they will breath again; if I replace the local roof tiles, which do not overheat, the birds will come back to them and eat the termites…if I go back maybe I understand what was left back. Sluggishly, we restart, rebuilt, reuse…and I understand that after all, we already have enough, we are, already, enough. This thesis presents a rehabilitation proposal of a watermill and its aggregated house on Terceira island for conversion into an artisanal and organic bakery with milling. The antecedent study phases were taken as a preparation for the proposal, ranging from the archipelago history through the built set in question. The intervention proposal resulted in a synergy between traditional architecture, sustainable architecture and modular/flexible architecture.
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Keywords
Arquitetura Popular Moinho de Água Pão Qualidade Sustentabilidade