Armando de Holanda: arquiteturas não construídas.

Abstract

The study investigates three unbuilt projects by Armando de Holanda, designed in the 1970s — the Joel Queiroz Residence (Itamaracá, Pernambuco), the ITISA Factory (Itabaiana, Paraíba), and the Restoration Museum (Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco)—taking them as objects of study capable of revealing the coherence of his design practice at different scales and programs. The objective is to digitally reconstruct and analyze these projects in order to interpret how these proposals express the principles defended by the architect in his theoretical production, especially in Roteiro para Construir no Nordeste (1976), identifying formal, functional, spatial, tectonic, and bioclimatic strategies that dialogue with the Northeastern context. The research is justified by the relevance of documenting Holanda ' s unbuilt works as a tool for safeguarding, interpreting, and disseminating architectural heritage, especially when the project presents itself as an essential record of the architect' s intentions and methods. It also questions how these unbuilt projects contribute to understanding the architect' s thinking and its influence on contemporary design practices. The research uses the methodology of architectural object dimension analysis proposed by Afonso (2019) and virtual redesign and reconstruction by Helio Piñón (IFORM - ETSAB/UPC) and is theoretically grounded in the fields of modern and organic architecture, bioclimatic architecture, design methodology, architectural heritage, and documentation. The work is organized into five chapters: methodology; theoretical contribution; Holanda ' s trajectory and design principles; analysis of the three unbuilt projects; and synthesis of the results. The research expands the documentary and critical repertoire on Holanda and highlights the potential of his design strategies for contemporary architecture in the Northeast.