Complexo do Engenho Olho D'Água: requalificação do conjunto edificado.

Abstract

The requalification project, preliminary study level, to the architectural ensemble (the big house and factory) of the old Olho D'água Mill, located in Alagoa Nova (PB), was the objective of this work. The research had focused on studies about the historical context of the ingenuity and their construction, as well as research design solutions reference. Based on the reading of existing conditions and demands, it was proposed to set a multifunctional program (museum, restaurant / cafe, cultural center, department of culture and heritage), an intervention that respects the preexistence, but inserting new construction elements that stand out from the rest. The analytical study of the object and the architectural design exercise held here also has the purpose of recording, ensure and perpetuate the memory of hitherto unprotected and forgotten heritage, raise questions and become a reference for possible future interventions that may be realized.