The Caramela dwelling – the immateriality of the matter

• Teresa Sampayo ^[2] ; Inês Oliveira ^[3] ; Paulina Faria ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidade de Lisboa

     Universidade de Lisboa

     Socorro, Portugal

     
  2. [2] Palmela County, Museum of the County of Palmela
  3. [3] NOVA School of Science and Technology, Dep. Civil Engineering

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• Localización: Intangibility Matters: IPERION CH International Conference on the values of tangible heritage: IMaTTe 2017 / coord. por Marluci Menezes, Dória Rodrigues Costa, Jose Delgado Rodrigues, 2017, ISBN 9789724922959, págs. 345-354
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Adobe construction is very common in Portugal. Pinhal Novo parish is estimated to have more than 200 dwellings made of adobe masonry, all built in the early 20th century. Most of them are now in ruins, but some still remain in use. Through the years people have been making some refurbishement to improve their living conditions and confort. Some interventions contributed to increase the durability of the dwellings. This study intends to present the Caramela´s culture, how it came about in this particular región and its dwellings characteristics addressing the building technology, materials used, built elements and structure composition. It started with the work developed by the Museum of Palmela County and a study performed in 2008 by an architect, it has been updated this current year (2017) and is mainly based on oral sources and in situ survey.