The rehabilitation work of the Solar da Música Nova, in Loulé, by the Vítor Mestre & Sofia Aleixo Arquitetos team, was distinguished with the European HERZUS Architecture of Built Modern Heritage award.
The non-monetary prize will be awarded at the University of Seville, in the context of the UNESCO Chair of Urban Heritage Built in the Digital Age CREhAR (Creative Research and Education on Heritage Assessment and Regeneration).
HERSUS is an initiative of the Erasmus+ project “Improving awareness of heritage and sustainability of the built environment in architectural projects and urban design”, implemented as a strategic partnership for Higher Education and co-financed by the European Commission.
The HERSUS consortium integrates five European universities: University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture (Belgrade, Serbia), lead organization; Università Iuav di Venezia (Venice, Italy); University of Cyprus – Department of Architecture (Nicosia, Cyprus); Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – School of Architecture (Thessaloniki, Greece) and the University of Seville (Seville, Spain).
HERSUS proposes to enhance and test innovative pedagogical practices in the field of sustainability of built heritage. The project seeks to increase the competence and motivation of educators and researchers to include curricular elements that have tangible results, preparing students and educators to become true actors of environmental change.
The Câmara de Loulé recalls that this is yet another distinction for the work at Solar da Música Nova, which recently won the 2nd edition of the Regional Architecture Prize – Algarve 2022, in the “Rehabilitation” category.
The main objective of the intervention carried out at Solar da Música Nova – formerly owned by the Barros e Aragões family – was to reinstall the two-storey building for educational and cultural use, dating from the XNUMXth century and meanwhile acquired by the Municipality.
The property was in an advanced state of degradation and was subject to a profound refurbishment.
This space now comprises three distinct areas: Loulé Music Conservatory – Francisco Rosado and the headquarters of the Philharmonic Band Artists of Minerva and a Municipal Auditorium.
In addition to safeguarding the building and reinforcing identity ties with the city and cultural memory, the objective inherent in this recovery was to improve and reinforce the support infrastructure for music teaching.
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