Restauração de ruína no Centro Histórico de São Luís – MA: proposta de Habitação de Interesse Social para Sobrado nº 87 na Rua do Giz

Abstract

This paper presents the restauration project of building number 87, located on Rua do Giz Street, in the Historical Center of São Luís – MA. The objective of this project is to remodel the structure of the building to be used as socially relevant housing. The referenced building has been abandoned to ruin, and is at the mercy of the deterioration caused by both time and weather. This has caused the building to lose the architectural features representative of its original historical period. This study was based on the work of theoreticians of restoration, guidelines from the heritage letters, and the importance of habitation in the historical centers for their revitalization. This study also researched similar projects, executed physical and photographic surveys of the current state of the building, thus enabling its identification and diagnosis, as well as the indication of technical solutions for the rehabilitation of this historical building, with the goal of providing quality public and residential areas to be used by the beneficiaries of socially relevant housing and by the general public.