Centro cultural Gwaza Muthini

Abstract

Heritage is the set of movable and immovable assets, tangible and intangible, belonging to individuals or to public or semi-public institutions or bodies that have exceptional value from the point of view of history, art, science and culture and, therefore, are worthy of being considered and preserved for the nation. UNESCO 1977. The work presented in this monographic notebook deals with the development of the architectural project of A GWAZA MUTHINI CULTURAL CENTER. Starting from the observation of the urban perimeter of Marracuene acting as a gate of the Maputo Metropolitan, and studies of the defined urban parameters, to the design of the building on its HERITAGE land. The Site is inserted in an area with potential for expansion and the possibility of configuring a SUB-centrality. Urban interventions for Marracuene and the theoretical bases, problems and justifications behind these interventions are presented, dealing mainly with HERITAGE Preservation, Urban Mobility and Sustainability. For the good development and urban growth of Marracuene, the GWAZA MUTHINI CULTURAL CENTER was carried out after studies of project references and research on GWAZA MUTHINI for the definition of the program of needs and other aspects involved, in addition to the study of the Site, registration and Urban Constraints on the realization of any heritage intervention on the site. The Architectural design of the projected Cultural Centre can be summed up as A CENTRALISED ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENT, RISING VERTICALLY, WITH ACCESSIBILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, TECHNOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION.