Palacete do Lima – Preventive Reabilitation

Abstract

This text aims to discuss the partial rehabilitation of a 19^th century building, Palacete do Lima, in Porto within the framework of cultural heritage’s preservation through architecture. In this case, it is addressed the existence of a hydraulic mosaic floor that was discovered during the rehabilitation’s process and that influenced the decisions that have been made. In effect at previous moments of intervention in the Palacete the mosaic was hidden and later recovered.

This text’s reflections intend also to stress that the design solutions were as less intrusive as possible in order to not compromise future and deeper interventions that are foreseen to be undertaken.