dissertation•Tânia Silva

Tânia Silva•MIARQ Dissertation•FAUP•Concluded on 30th June 2025

Integrated Master Dissertation, FAUP.

Supervisors: Luciana Rocha and Eliseu Gonçalves.

Final grade: 19/20.

The current climatic context, combined with the progressive deterioration of existing buildings and the change in comfort principles, motivated a reflection on the suitability of these structures to new conditions. However, the main challenge arises when it becomes necessary to intervene in a building with architectural interest, especially when it is not classified as heritage. Taking as a study case a housing complex located on Rua Marques da Silva, designed in 1935 by the architect Januário Godinho, this dissertation aims to develop a set of intervention strategies that reconcile the preservation of the authenticity of the original building, with the need to improve energy performance and housing comfort. To contextualize, is proposed a critical reading of the themes of intervention in built heritage and housing comfort, as well as a brief analysis of the current legislative framework. Subsequently, a study is carried out on the evolution and current circumstances of the housing complex, including an analysis of Januário Godinho's career and the characteristics of his work. In a final phase, three intervention hypotheses are developed, each with a different degree of intervention, ranging from a minimal intervention to a more transformative solution that meets the performance parameters established by Portuguese legislation. The primary goal of this research is to understand to what extent energy efficiency and interior comfort can be achieved without compromising the authenticity and integrity of a building recognized architectural value.

President: Prof. Dr. Nuno Valentim Rodrigues Lopes;

Arguer: Prof. Dr. António Luís Pereira da Silva Neves;

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luciana da Silva Rocha.

This work was carried out within the scope of the funded project “Well-Balanced Energy Housing” (WellBEH 2023.11189.PEX) and on the line of “Ecologies of the House: Studies on tectonic, energy and environment” (EcHo), ongoing at the Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism (CEAU-FAUP).

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