Plano de prevenção e proteção contra incêndio em edificação histórica : estudo de caso da Casa de Artes Regina Simonis de Santa Cruz do Sul.

Abstract

Fire safety is an indispensable element of building preservation, especially in the case of structures with historical importance, such as in heritage-listed properties. In order to highlight the difficulties engineers face in adapting codes to the fire prevention systems required by the current regulation in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, this work uses the Casa de Artes Regina Simonis as a case study. Technical visits to this property have revealed limitations in the process of implementation of the required fire prevention measures. However, the use of technical resolutions allows the application of mitigation measures, taking into consideration the impossibility of altering the structure; moreover, we describe and project proposals for applicable changes aimed at avoiding the loss of defining architectural characteristics and preserving the material aspects and history of this heritage-listed property.