Restauração e requalificação da Igreja e Convento de Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Lapa em Salvador/BA

Abstract

The Church and Convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Lapa are located in the center of the city of Salvador, Bahia, in an area adjacent to the strict protection area of the Historic Center, characterized by the presence of many religious monuments from the colonial period. Built from the demand for new vacancies for nuns, due to the capacity of the only female convent in Brazil (Convent of Desterro), the Convent of Lapa was inaugurated in 1744, followed by the church. The Church and Convent of Lapa are characterized by being an emblematic example of Portuguese-Brazilian female religious and conventual architecture from the 18th century, being listed by the National Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute, in 1938, as an architectural complex of high monumental value composed by the church, convent, chaplain's house and garden area. The set, with almost three centuries of history, is part of the collective memory of society and religiosity, standing out for its historical, cultural and landscape value. The integrity of its volumes and its architectural characteristics reveal the monumentality of the set and its artistic value. Currently, the complex is in an accelerated process of degradation and is partially in disuse, requiring its immediate restoration and adaptation to contemporary dynamics. Therefore, this work aims to prepare a proposal for the restoration and rehabilitation of the Church and Convent of Lapa, aiming at new uses to guarantee its physical conditions, in response to the situation of abandonment and poor state of conservation of the existing architectural complex. For the restoration and rehabilitation of the complex, it is proposed the readjustment and expansion of various uses: religious, educational, residential and commercial, in accordance with the dynamics of the surroundings and the city, which provide the appropriation of spaces by the population.