Full Documentation Fiche 2011 composed by national/regional working party of: Brazil 0. Picture of building/ group of buildings/ urban scheme/ landscape/ garden depicted item: source: Hospital Nereu Ramos documents date: circa 1940
source: Hospital Nereu Ramos documents date: circa 1940 source: Hospital Nereu Ramos documents date: circa 1940 source: Brazilian Health Heritage Project, Santa Catarina, Coc/Fiocruz date: 2007
1. Identity of building/ group of buildings/ group of buildings/ landscape/ garden 1. 1 Data for identification current name: Nereu Ramos Hospital former/original/variant name: number(s) and name(s) of street(s): Avenida Rui Barbosa s/nº, Agronômica. town: Florianópolis province/state: Santa Catarina post code: 88025-301 block: lot: - country: Brazil national topographical grid reference:- current typology: Hospital former/original/variant typology: sanatorium for tuberculosis comments on typology: The hospital was constructed in pavilion system, using both concrete and more traditional technology, as brick walls and roofs using clay tiles and wood structure. 1. 2 Status of protection protected by: not protected grade: - date: - valid for: - remarks:- 1. 3 Visually or functionally related building(s)/site(s) name(s) of surrounding area/building(s): In this area Agrônomica neighborhood (later Pedra Grande)- of Florianopolis, the capital of Santa Catarina state, ocurred in the first half of the XX century the construction of several buildings, to keep apart of the city people who have to be treated in isolation, in institutional programs such as an hospital, an orphanage and a prison. visual relations: none functional relations: Isolation other relations: 2. History of building(s) etc. 2. 1 Chronology Note if the dates are exactly known (e) or approximately estimated = circa (c) or (±) commission or competition date: design period(s): - start of site work: 1940 completion/inauguration: 1943
2. 2 Summary of development commission brief: design brief: building/construction: 1940-1943 completed situation: 1943 original situation or character of site: 2. 3 Relevant persons/organisations original owner(s)/patron(s): State Government of Santa Catarina architect(s): landscape/garden designer(s): Paulo Motta other designer(s): - consulting engineer(s): building contractor(s): Engineer Udo Deck; Department of Public Works. 2. 4 Other persons or events associated with the building(s)/site name(s): Nereu Ramos (federal intervenor, 1937-1945) association: Getulio Vargas Government event(s): New State period: 1937-1945 2. 5 Summary of important changes after completion type of change: alteration/renovation/restoration/extension/other: changes were made to adapt to new uses date(s): circumstances/reasons for change: adaptations to new uses effects of changes:, these changes affect in some ways the building but not its structure as a whole. They must be taken into account if we think in the integrity of the original building, mainly the constructions carried out in the 1970s, the intensive care unit and surgical center persons/organisations involved: 3. Description of building(s) etc. 3. 1 Site/building character The area where the hospital was built is in a high site, away from the city center. It was originally surrounded by greenery and with sweeping views of the sea. Despite its easy access feature, the isolation was guaranteed for the treatment of tuberculosis, with protection from dust and other unpleasant consequences of urban areas. Another important building in this neighborhood, which was constructed at the same period, was an orphanage Abrigo de Menores, which there was only the entrance building. Motta's project reflects his training at the National School of Fine Arts (ENBA) in Rio de Janeiro, with contradictory references for the modern and the national architecture, as a result of the clash between conservatives and academics on the one hand, and the arrival of new modern ideas, on the other. The entrance pavilion is the highlight of the set, reflecting the design of the avant garde movement "De Stijl".
The work was performed in the model pavilion, with units that are linked via covered walkways facing landscaped internal courtyards. The existence of these gardens permeating the building is followed by a sectorization and functional spaces and passageways that connect them, allowing the orientation of these places in relation to stroke. Another important point is the balcony that surrounds the main building, which is accessible to patients rooms and wards. The balconies had an important function for sunbathing, used to treat tuberculosis. 3. 2 Current use of whole building/site: hospital of principal components (if applicable): comments: 3. 3 Present (physical) condition of whole building/site: of principal components (if applicable): of other elements (if applicable): of surrounding area (if applicable): comments: 3. 4 Note(s) on context, indicating potential developments Indicate, if known, potential developments relevant for the conservation/threats of the building/site 4. Evaluation Give the scientific reasons for selection for docomomo documentation Intrinsic value 4. 1 technical evaluation: This building is a relevant example of architecture for health constructed in pavilion system. 4. 2 social evaluation: 4. 3 cultural and aesthetic evaluation: The architecture design approach represents the contradiction of the first examples of architecture for the treatment of tuberculosis with a modern vision. Beyond the hygienic premises, the formal conception used the absence of ornaments, rationality and functionality. On the other hand was used a mixture of traditional techniques and the emerging technology of concrete, which reflected aesthetically in the set. Comparative significance 4. 4 canonical status (local, national, international) The building has not a wider importance if we think only in terms of its architectural features. However, it has great importance in national terms if we take into consideration the health policies of the first governments of Getulio Vargas (1930-
1945), and migration to the interior of architects graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro, and its contribution to the built environment. 4. 5 historic and reference values: The Nereu Ramos Hospital is an important example of hospitals for tuberculosis treatment built during the government of Getulio Vargas as president of Brazil (1930-1945), especially during the period of the Estado Novo (1937-1945). During this period were built several specialized hospitals for the diseases treated in isolation, such as tuberculosis, leprosy and mental illness. The building is also an example of professional practice in Brazil's interior of the architects graduated in the 1930s in National School of Fine Arts ENBA, in Rio de Janeiro. 5. Documentation 5. 1 archives/written records/correspondence etc. (state location/ address): 5. 2 principal publications (in chronological order): BORENSTEIN, M. S. (Org.). Hospitais da Grande Florianópolis: fragmentos de memórias coletivas (1940-1960). Florianópolis: Assembléia Legislativa, 2004. AMORA, A. M. G. A. O nacional e o moderno: a arquitetura e a saúde no Estado Novo nas cidades catarinenses. [Tese de Doutorado]. Rio de Janeiro: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2006. AMORA, A.M.G.A. (org.) História da saúde em Santa Catarina, instituições e patrimônio arquitetônico. Barueri,SP: 2011. 5. 3 visual material (state location/ address) original visual records/drawings/photographs/others: Nereu Ramos Hospital s Collection recent photographs and survey drawings: Brazilian Health Heritage Project, Santa Catarina, Coc/Fiocruz. film/video/other sources: 5. 4 list documents included in supplementary dossier 6. Fiche report name of reporters: Ana Albano Amora address: Docomomo Rio - Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da UFRJ. Prédio da Reitoria, Cidade Universitária Av. Brigadeiro Trompowsky s/n, 4 andar, sala 433 Ilha do Fundão. Cep: 21941-590. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil telephone: : (+ 55 21) 25981661 fax: (+ 55 21) 25981662 e-mail: aaamora@gmail.com.br; ijaick@coc.fiocruz.br; rgrc@fiocruz.br; date of report: December, 2011
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