Casa de Vidro: plano de conservação e gestão

Designed by the architect Lina Bo Bardi, the Glass House served as a dwelling for her and her husband from its conclusion in 1952 until their death in the 1990s. Located in an area of 7000 m2, the house composes a particular set with the contents of its interiors - a rich collection of works of art and popular art, furniture, books and documents - and its exterior: the gardens, the garage, the homemaker’s house and the studio. The House was the first project built by Bo Bardi, at that time 38 years old, and was the opportunity to materialize ideas that had been maturing on architecture, such as the tension between traditional technology and materials, the new architecture and vernacular constructive systems, themes that Remain in the work of Lina Bo Bardi. The newly constructed work was published in 1956 by Henrique Mindlin in the book Modern Architecture in Brazil and is one of the iconic residences of the modern movement in Brazil. The challenge of its preservation lies in the appropriateness of its spaces to house the Institute Lina Bo and Pietro Maria Bardi, created by the couple themselves in the 1990s for which the house was donated, equating the memory of Lina and Pietro, the collection and the mission of the Institute. In this aspect, part of the preservation of the property is tied to the management of the house and its spaces. The other part is not a minor challenge, which provides for the conservation of the block in reinforced concrete and glass; controlling the deterioration of materials in the dense garden in a tropical environment; the proper design and management of species in the garden. In addition, the team involved in the project is developing models for managing the life of the building over time and comparative evaluations of different methods of inventories.