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Windows, ceilings and balconies, 18th c., Lisbon

2023 Conservation and Restoration

Conservation and restoration of wooden windows and balconies of the Apparatus Staircase in the central turret and of two wooden ceilings of the ancient Silva Amado Palace*. Work out carried by and under the coordination of Pedro Silveira, wood conservator-restorer.

* Palace dating from the 18th century. XVIII, represents an example of residential architecture of this period, which was subject to alterations in the 20th century, after its acquisition by the Portuguese State in 1928. It is part of the Campo dos Mártires da Pátria complex, which is classified as a Property of Public Interest. It is a building with a rectangular area, whose rear facade is articulated with the garden. In turn, its simple main façade, of great harmony and almost without ornamentation, contrasts with its interior, especially the entrance hall, the lobby of the main floor and the staircase, which function as apparatus spaces and display a decorative treatment of marked erudition and plastic refinement: carved marbles, heritage tiles (not anymore...), painted wooden coffered ceilings, carvings, painting, mirrors, among others. Outside, on its facade facing Travessa do Torel, it displays a tile panel invoking Our Lady of Atalaia..©
https://informacoeseservicos.lisboa.pt/contactos/diretorio-da-cidade/palacio-silva-amado

Acknowledgments HCI Constructions Corp. ~ Pedro Silveira, Conservation and Restoration © ~ Aires Mateus Architects ~ Ficope, Construction Management and Coordination ~ João Filipe Aguiar, Photography © ~ Municipality of Lisbon © ~ https://www.abandonados.pt ©

Detail of the ceiling, before the intervention.
Detail of the ceiling, after the intervention.. ©
Diagram with identification and location of the types of parts that make up the wooden ceiling.
Ceiling of the entrance hall, after the intervention. ©
Ceiling of the entrance hall, before the intervention.
Ceiling of the entrance hall, after the intervention. ©
Windows and balconies, before the intervention. ©
Windows and balconies, after the intervention. ©
Scheme showing signs of areas with wooden support failures. ©
Wooden ceiling, after the intervention. ©
Wooden ceiling, before the intervention.
Wooden ceiling, after the intervention.
Balcony, before the intervention.
Balcony, after the intervention.
Windows and balconies, after the intervention. ©
Windows and balconies, after the intervention. ©