Resumo
The project takes place in a building that dates to the second half of nineteenthcentury, located on Ferreira Borges street, nº 135 to 139, in the city of Coimbra in Portugal. This edifice is one of several buildings that are part of the historic center of the city. Its original format was composed by commerce on the ground floor, and residences from the 1st to the 5th floor, having been the 4th and 5th floor added subsequently to the original construction, and of which there weren’t any official records in the city hall. Due to several interventions undergone over time, often taking place without proper monitoring, the building was losing some of its original characteristics, especially regarding its main facade and exterior windows. At the initial point of intervention, it was at high risk of collapsing, as are many other buildings in the surroundings. It also presented serious structural problems and pathologies associated with abandonment, mainly caused by infiltrations resulting from the degradation of the roof and the external windows, revealing the need for an urgent intervention.