Rehabilitation of rural buildings in shale at Montesinho Natural Park : the case of Quintanilha
João Pedro Leopoldo. Quintanilha, Portugal
-
Name of work in English
Rehabilitation of rural buildings in shale at Montesinho Natural Park : the case of Quintanilha
-
Name of work in original language
The Case of Quintanilha
Prize year
Young Talent 2016
-
Work Location
Quintanilha, Portugal
-
Author/s
João Pedro Leopoldo
-
School
Manuel Teixeira Gomes Institute of Higher Education - Manuel Teixeira Gomes Institute of Higher Education.
Portimão, Portugal
Young Talent 2016 YT Nominees
Rehabilitation of rural buildings in shale at Montesinho Natural Park : the case of Quintanilha
The Case of Quintanilha
Program
Food & Accommodation
-
Labels
Sleeping · Heritage
It is understood that the natural and rich Portuguese landscape of massive mountainous Tramontane and valuable cultural elements of human communities that are established there, justify that the actions to safeguard the heritage and the socio-cultural activities of the population will be urgently initiated.
Therefore and for the purpose of study an project management, the village of Quintanilha located on the council of Bragança was chosen, Northeast Tramontane Portuguese, inserted in the Natural Park of Montesinho. Thus looking to extol the construction features and techniques of this type of vernacular architecture, seeking to contribute to the protection thereof and though the project proposal, create spaces for Tourism housing an Hostel, spaces that aim to streamline and improve the quality of hosting to all those looking for a variety of reasons to visit the village of Quintanilha. Key Words: Rehabilitation; Conservation; Vernacular Architecture; Construuction Techniques; Villages of Shale; Housing Tourism.