The aim of this project is to practice a careful conservation, maintaining and repairing of 80 houses in several Schist Villages, through the use of traditional craftsmanship’s methods and materials.
This is done by doing workshops on preserving the heritage of the Portuguese villages with Norwegian and Portuguese craftsmen in a constant transfer of knowledge.
With the house as the learning setting the recovery of the buildings also means the recovery of authentic traditional craftsmanship methods their traditional techniques and materials.
PRINCIPLES OF ACTION
According to the practice implemented in the city of Røros- world heritage/ UNESCO1- Make the minimum possible of substitutions.
2- Any needed substitution must have the minimum impact in the rest of the building.
3- The repairing should not be made if the lifetime of its structural elements is to short .
4- The substitution must be based on the comprehension and appreciation of the traditional arts& crafts. The visible surface and the expression of the elements must keep the same characteristics of the elements that were substituted.
5- The original material must be carefully examined and any substitution must have identical quality.
6- Whenever is necessary to reinforce the structure the addition of new elements is preferred rather than any change on the structure itself.
7- The substitutions, changes and additions must be documented with the help of photography, drawings and written descriptions.
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