2024-05-142024-05-142023Cunha Ferreira, T., Ordóñez Castañón, D., Fantini, E., Frias Coutinho, M. y Trindade Cruz, T. (2023). Adaptive reuse of vernacular built heritage: learnings from Alcino Cardoso House (1971–1991) by Álvaro Siza. : Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, 8 (73). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41024-023-00301-6.2365-31592365-3167https://hdl.handle.net/11441/158270The Alcino Cardoso House (first phase: 1971-1973; second phase: 1988-1991), located in northern Portugal, was one of the first interventions in pre-existing buildings undertaken by the Pritzker Prize-winner architect Álvaro Siza (1933) to receive national and international acclaim. The design consisted of the conservation of vernacular farm buildings and their transformation into a holiday home and tourist accommodation. This intervention echoes the concerns of the critical revision of modern architecture in the Portuguese context (the so-called ‘third way’ as coined by Fernando Távora) marked by an innovative reinterpretation of tradition: modern principles such as spatial fluidity, curtain wall glass façade, architectural promenade are introduced while respecting the pre-existence landscape and character by integrating vernacular design principles and construction techniques. This early Álvaro Siza intervention in a rural context has become a reference case-study for the School of Porto architects and provides us with lessons on contemporary reuse of built heritage.application/pdf11 p.engAtribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Adaptive reuseVernacular architectureBuilt heritageSchool of PortoArchitectural conservationÁlvaro Sizainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://doi.org/10.1007/s41024-023-00301-6