O Palheiro. A madeira como material de construção tradicional no caso da Praia da Tocha

• Autor(a) principal: Ana Margarida Fernandes Ferreira
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/131498
• topic: Artes; Arts

The palheiros of the central coast portuguese are an example of integral wood construction. Its origin relates to the need for storage of articles related to fishing and shelter for fishermen during the season. This buildings carry with them the history of fishermen who were looking for new places to fish. Over the years, its functional character of satisfaction of needs is outdated and, at present, the palheiros are holiday houses. Located on the portuguese coast, in different ways, materiality and different ways of building, few are the ones who maintain the original aspect. The still palheiros are an example of an evolutionary process both at the social and construction level. With the economic difficulty of the fishing sector and the emergence of new materials available, wood is no longer the predominant choice. The palheiros are abandoned or replaced, partially or entirely, by construction of other materials. These buildings are subject to the will and taste of the owners, depending on them this type of architecture of our country. Praia da Tocha, a small fishing village belonging to the municipality of Cantanhede, is an example of this diversity of materiality where the vast majority of the original palheiros were destroyed. Some remain until today, however, few are those who are in good condition. The present work especially as to intervene in Palheiro, already altered, integrated in a changing urban environment.