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Intervenção no Poço dos Chefes: Arquitetura na Natureza
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O crescimento do setor turístico na ilha da Madeira tem-se afirmado, ao longo das
últimas cinco décadas, como uma força motriz da economia regional, em constante expansão.
A atratividade da sua paisagem natural e riqueza cultural tem motivado fluxos significativos de
visitantes, cujo contributo económico sustenta o desenvolvimento da infraestrutura hoteleira e
das construções associadas à indústria do turismo.
No entanto, embora este fenómeno possa, à partida, favorecer a preservação do
património cultural e paisagístico, verifica-se que esses mesmos valores são, por vezes,
instrumentalizados com fins economicistas, promovendo processos de descaracterização que
comprometem a autenticidade dos elementos que se pretendem conservar. Numa freguesia da
ilha este fenómeno é escasso. O Curral das Freiras, mantém a sua essência preservada em
âmbar. As suas gentes, as suas serras, as suas tradições. Talvez por não deter da muita estimada
“vista mar” que alicia os grandes empreendimentos, guardando para si os vales, os picos e as
ribeiras.
É a partir desta freguesia que se propõe o desenvolvimento de uma intervenção que
realce as suas qualidades intrínsecas e atue, de forma criteriosa, nos pontos em que tal se revele
necessário, promovendo a prosperidade do setor turístico local sem descurar o benefício das
comunidades residentes. Assim partimos do Poço dos Chefes, uma praia fluvial no leito da
ribeira dos Socorridos no fundo do vale.
The growth of the tourism sector on the island of Madeira has established itself, over the last five decades, as a driving force for the regional economy, which is constantly expanding. The attractiveness of its natural landscape and cultural richness has motivated significant flows of visitors, whose economic contribution supports the development of hotel infrastructure and buildings associated with the tourism industry. However, although this phenomenon may initially favor the preservation of cultural and landscape heritage, it is clear that these same values are sometimes instrumentalized for economic purposes, promoting processes of decharacterization that compromise the authenticity of the elements that are intended to be preserved. In one parish on the island this phenomenon is rare. Curral das Freiras maintains its essence preserved in amber. Its people, its mountains, its traditions. Perhaps because it does not have the much-prized “sea view” that attracts large developments, keeping the valleys, peaks and rivers for itself. It is from this parish that we propose the development of an intervention that highlights its intrinsic qualities and acts, in a judicious manner, in the points where this proves necessary, promoting the prosperity of the local tourism sector without neglecting the benefit of the resident communities. So we set off from Poço dos Chefes, a river beach on the bed of the Socorridos River, at the bottom of the valley.
The growth of the tourism sector on the island of Madeira has established itself, over the last five decades, as a driving force for the regional economy, which is constantly expanding. The attractiveness of its natural landscape and cultural richness has motivated significant flows of visitors, whose economic contribution supports the development of hotel infrastructure and buildings associated with the tourism industry. However, although this phenomenon may initially favor the preservation of cultural and landscape heritage, it is clear that these same values are sometimes instrumentalized for economic purposes, promoting processes of decharacterization that compromise the authenticity of the elements that are intended to be preserved. In one parish on the island this phenomenon is rare. Curral das Freiras maintains its essence preserved in amber. Its people, its mountains, its traditions. Perhaps because it does not have the much-prized “sea view” that attracts large developments, keeping the valleys, peaks and rivers for itself. It is from this parish that we propose the development of an intervention that highlights its intrinsic qualities and acts, in a judicious manner, in the points where this proves necessary, promoting the prosperity of the local tourism sector without neglecting the benefit of the resident communities. So we set off from Poço dos Chefes, a river beach on the bed of the Socorridos River, at the bottom of the valley.
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Arquitetura Curral das Freiras Ilha da Madeira Natureza Praia Fluvial Sustentabilidade Turismo