THE BEFORE, THE NOW AND THE AFTER: INTERVENTION PROJECT OF THE GROUP OF THE OLD INTENDENCY OF MACEIÓ
Municipal authority, municipal power, Marechal Floriano Peixoto Square, vandalism, intervention.
This dissertation has as theme the set of the old Municipal Intendence - “Palácio da Águia”, located around the Marechal Floriano Peixoto Square, downtown neighborhood in the city of Maceió - Alagoas. The area where the object of study is located started to grown at the beginning of the 20th century, during the republican period and with the elevation of Maceió to the category of capital. The building designed by the Italian architect Luigi Lucarini, with an eclectic style and a neo-Gothic character, was built to represent the municipal power. The construction of this example of architecture is linked to the growth and social development of the city, influenced by the new trends in industrialization that emerged in European culture and the current hygienist measures. About the particularities of the property, it presents decorative paintings, traditional construction techniques used in construction such as solid bricks, mortar-based foundation, wood floors and, in addition to these, the use of cast iron and wood frames with glass in the frames, the use of new resulting materials from the technological advances of the time. Currently, after the eviction of the Municipal Social Assistance Secretariat (SEMAS) of the building, in 2017, the property has become the target of successive acts of vandalism, however, despite the depredations, the complex is still intact in terms of its volume. As it integrates the surroundings and composes the architectural ensemble of Marechal Floriano Peixoto Square, it is listed at the state level, so, after understanding the building as a patrimonial asset, the work intends to propose intervention actions for the main block and annex, aiming at preservation of this set, with the choice of compatible uses with the current cultural dynamics of Marechal Floriano Peixoto Square.