Housing Buildings’ Characterization at Corvo Village (Azores) Historical Center: Towards a Sustainable Rehabilitation Process

Ana I.P. Salvador, Catarina P. Mouraz, Lídia Catarino, Victor Mestre and José Mendes Silva
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Ana I.P. Salvador: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal
Catarina P. Mouraz: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal
Lídia Catarino: Geosciences Center, Earth Sciences Department, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
Victor Mestre: Department of Architecture, University of Coimbra, 3000-143 Coimbra, Portugal
José Mendes Silva: ADAI, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-23

Abstract: Corvo is the smallest island of the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores and an unexplored territory, with one single village. Scarce studies have been conducted regarding its built heritage, and deep knowledge of the constructions is necessary for conservation actions to be carried out. This article presents the architectonic and constructive characterization of housing building features that compose Corvo village’s historical center, focusing on its characteristics, dissonances, and conservation state. A case study regarding one housing building is presented. This research intends to contribute to a deeper knowledge of these buildings’ identity, constituting the first step towards future rehabilitation processes that can improve the inhabitants’ quality of life and simultaneously value the territory’s singularity.

Keywords: architectonic characterization; constructive characterization; heritage; rehabilitation processes; sustainable construction; resilient communities; architectonic identity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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