Resumo:
Located on Rua Chile in Salvador, Bahia, the Mansions at numbers 6 and 8 represent
remnants of an eclectic architectural ensemble that marked the modernization period of
this street, promoted by J.J. Seabra in the early decades of the 20th century. The
nucleus, which remained the city center until the first half of the last century, underwent
urban transformation processes throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. These changes
contributed to significant transformations and losses in the area's urban fabric, and more
specifically, in the architectural characteristics of the ensemble. This work proposes the
intervention in the mansions at numbers 6 and 8, based on the theoretical foundation
developed through studies on the modernization of Rua Chile in the 20th century, as
well as the urban transformations the street underwent. The buildings still present values
and attributes, in addition to the marks and mutilations of time. The proposed
intervention project aimed to highlight the architectural moment and the new values
introduced by the bourgeois society of the early 20th century, thus recovering a
significant section of the urban landscape of Rua Chile. It also aimed to emphasize the
spaces of fluidity and permeability characteristic of the buildings' new functions and
update them for contemporary commercial and service uses.
