Incidence of pathological manifestations in historic buildings: The case of the former electoral justice building, in Teixeira, Paraíba

Abstract

This paper presents a case study on the electoral justice building of Teixeira-PB, located in the interior of the Hinterland of Paraíba and in the immediate geographical region of Patos - PB, specifically in the municipality Teixeira. This is an exploratory and explanatory research, with a quali-quantitative approach. The methodology of the project included a bibliographic study, for possible analyses between studies already done on facades of historical buildings and the object of study of this research: the old Electoral Justice building in Teixeira - PB. Through the analysis of photographic records, damage identification forms (FID) and a damage map that contemplates all the facades of the building were prepared. Finally, the GUT methodology was applied to categorize the most aggravating pathological manifestations of the building, aiming to contribute to the understanding of the building's situation. In view of the analysis, it was noticed the high rate of anthropic mechanisms, i.e., the damage found could be solved or prevented, by performing preventive or corrective maintenance, planned and executed by a technical staff specialized in restoration of historic buildings. Therefore, this research starts from the necessity and importance of the conservation of the historical goods of an urban reality as a way to preserve and value the memory of the people and proposes to investigate and to document the result of the interventions carried out in the building, its constructive system, the damages found in the facades and the situation in relation to the degradation of the building.