Relicário transitável: uma proposta de reabilitação do patrimônio arquitetônico e urbanístico da Mina Brejuí

• Autor(a) principal: ASSIS, Isadora Furtado de
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFRN
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/36977
• topic: Patrimônio arquitetônico e urbanístico - Monografia; Complexo industrial - Monografia; Vila operária - Monografia

During the World War II, the discovery of large Scheelite fields in the city of Currais Novos led to the establishment of mining companies, among which was Mineração Brejuí S/A, founded in 1943. Located in the rural area, its manufacturing plant incorporated a series of elements beyond the industrial complex in order to create a local community, close to the work environment, organizing the workforce. Although the industrial architecture is generally conceived without relevant esthetic intentions, the Mina Brejuí surroundings hold features of the eclectic, protomodern and modern styles, combined with the spatial organization based on the level of education of the first employees, a recurrent design practice found in industrial nuclei. However, to this date no action has yet been taken to secure and protect this architectural and urban heritage, as well as its usufruct for future generations. Therefore, the present work aims to develop an urban rehabilitation plan for the inhabited area of Mina Brejuí, highlighting its patrimonial value. In order to do so, data from a prior inventory made in the area, requests from the residents and the theoretical contribution of several previous works, focusing on the industrial heritage and historical site in question, are taken into account. Data systematization and analysis showed that, since the Mina Brejuí's foundation, most of the buildings have remained as they were primarily arranged and the preservation of the initial layout reinforces the idea of minor modifications on the original site. Regarding the 77 buildings accounted for, the inventory showed that the built structure is predominantly marked by residential buildings, with characteristic remarks of the eclectic style, which have been preserved in good condition. Moreover, singularities in the industrial complex and the workers' village led to individual analyzes by sector, when necessary. The protection plan, the final product proposed here, considered two scopes: the first regarding the urbanistic actions, and the second focused on the erected set. The proposed plan associates the protection of the architectural and urbanistic collection with the incentive to use them, and recommendations for the improvement of public spaces. The actions layed here strengthen the sense of belonging of residents and managers with the place, with the perception that this is the best way to guarantee the protection and the permanence of this site with historical, landscape, tourist and economic potential.