MAR 06, 2021

Post Occupancy
Evaluation
EVS

SARTHAK PATEL
ROLL NO -18
SEM-10
5TH YEAR BARCH
Introduction
The following report is study of post occupancy evaluation of Musuem Solar do Barão, located in the
city of Jundiaí, interior of São Paulo. The center of this municipality is a very intense commercial hub
that attracts residents both from peripheral areas and from neighboring cities for retail purchases, from
clothing to appliances, creating a large flow of people in the region. This location privileges the
museum, with an attractive potential for new visitors.

The building is predominantly ground floor, but it also has a basement and is located in a lot facing
the central square of the city and built in rammed earth. In its main façade it has ten windows with a
door in its axis of symmetry that gives access to the internal area of the mansion. To the left of the
facade there is another door that gives access to the back of the lot where today a garden of around
1,600 m² is implanted. This external space is very visited, especially by the people who work in the
region during their lunch hours, who use it as a rest and sociability area. The building has undergone
several renovations, modifications and additions. The most significant of these is an enlargement,
dating from the 19th century, built in burnt clay brick. Despite this, many of the original construction
elements are still preserved, such as some floors, frames, decorated glass and dividing walls of the
land in rammed earth.
 Main building
Street

Street
Annex
building

The central objective of POE is to carry out the assessment of environments in use based on the
assessment of the physical performance of the building and, mainly, of the perception and
satisfaction of users, these being spontaneous visitors, employees or even researchers, in order to
propose improvements and recommendations to the case study object, aiming also to define
guidelines, as far as possible, for future projects. Especially since, even if it is designed according to
the standards and technical instructions, with the highest construction technology and is executed in
the most reliable way possible to the project, if it does not suit the users, the building will not have
fulfilled its purpose.

From this perspective, strengthening the relationship between the museum and the community
necessarily involves the adequacy of the physical environment, which must serve the user in a broad
way, making this user feel part and, especially, want to be part of these environments. . Therefore,
analyzing issues of accessibility, thermal, acoustic comfort, safety, aesthetics, visibility of the
exhibition, among others, is fundamental. Preservation and accessibility need to walk in an
integrated way and advance in their dialogue in creating access and circulation solutions that do not
inhibit anyone's participation, whatever their sensory, cognitive and motor characteristics.
S1 Service room 1
S2 Service room 2
D Directors office
CD Kitchen
CP Cup
C1 Circulation
A Admin
AE1 Exhibition area
AE2 Exhibition area
AE3 Exhibition area
AE4 Exhibition area
AE5 Exhibition area
AE6 Exhibition area
AE7 Exhibition area
AE8 Exhibition area
AE9 Exhibition area
AE10 Exhibition area
AD Auditorium
C2 Circulation Public
EP Main Rntrance
EJ Entrance to garden
DEVELOPMENT OF DAMAGE MAPS

The damage map is a summary document of the information gathered about the physical
performance of the building, in which the pathological changes and manifestations in the structure,
construction components and coatings are punctuated. The elaboration of the damage map is,
therefore, essential to understand the possible damages of the building, guiding the planning of the
conservation and restoration actions of the building.

Amount of cracks
One
Two

On the damage map showing the peeled or missing paint, there are two particular cases. Exhibition
area 2 (AE 2) and circulation (C) are the first. In these two environments, the original painting of
the house was preserved, at the time of the surveys carried out in this research, preserved and, due
to the time, it had several peeled points.
 Peel of paint
Isolated point
More than one point or
stretch

On the damage map showing rainwater seepage it was possible to verify that there are three
types of infiltrations: only in the ceiling, in the junction of the ceiling with the seal and in the
floor or baseboard. As for infiltrations only in the ceiling, there were signs at two points, being
them in AE 4 and AE 9, in the seals in contact with the external side of the building. As for
infiltrations at the junction of the ceiling and the wall, there were signs at four points, two of
which were in AE 1 and AE 10, in contact with the outside of the building, the third in AE 7, a
room with an opening in the ceiling. establishing direct contact with the roof, and the fourth point
was in the service room 2, which showed an indication of infiltration probably due to some
problem such as the displacement of tiles.
 Infiltration points
In the lining
At junction in lining
with wall
On the floor

Presented separately, by superimposing the three items observed on a general damage map it
was possible to observe that there are two axes that need more attention due to the
accumulation of cracks, peeling or lack of paint and rainwater infiltrations. The first of them is
the rammed-earth wall axis that divides the exhibition areas 1, 2 and 3 from the exhibition
areas 4, 5, 6 and 7 and the circulation area. The second axis is that of the main facade of the
building from the inside, since on the outside these cracks are not visible. In a second degree
of attention, doors and windows (frames) should be considered due to the large number of
cracks close to these gaps, as well as some infiltration points that are also close.
Walk in the Museum.
Diagnosis
Need of installation of Gad' floor and signage in Braille of the accesses to the sales and
location inside the museum.
Need to verify bock) the floor and recovery of the gaps %le present gaps with more than
15mm (maximum acceptable by NBR 9050) due to natural wear and tear of the time and/or
lack of preventive maintenance.
Recommendations
Install tactile floor and signaling in Braille the accesses of the rooms and location inside the
museum. Verify all the floor and recover 6r-echos (we present gaps with more than 15mm
(maximum acceptable by NBR 9050) due to natural weathering and/or lack of preventive
maintenance.
Path in Garden
Diagnosis
It is a pleasant mut place but there is the need to widen gaps with width less than 0.80 m and
level the floor, creating footbridges connected by ramps.
Recommendations
Widen gaps with widths less than 0.80m and level the floor, creating paxamates connected by
ramps and make the garden's maturation rainier to conserve it pleasant to the visitors.

Kitchen and eating area

Diagnosis
Need to replace worn tiles and maintain/recover worn flooring.
Recommendations
Perform an assessment to verify the cause of the thinning, correct possible flaws and replace
tiles. Repair/recover the worn flooring.

Façade
Diagnosis
Need of corrective maintenance in the facade and in the roof.
Recommendations
Make an evaluation of the impact caused on the façade elements and the corrective
maintenance of the façade and roof.
Electrical installations
Diagnosis
It is necessary to drill the electrical wiring (from distribution wires to distribution wires and
switches) and to cover the wires, keeping them away from the users. It is also necessary to
identify the pump voltage.
Recommendations
Drill the factory wiring (from distribution cables to pumping and switchgear) as well as the
proper wrapping of the wires, keeping away from the users. Make the proper identification of
the voltage of the pumps.

Coatings
Diagnosis
It is necessary to verify the reason for the peeling and, if it is only natural wear, to correct it
with the appropriate paint, preserving the characteristics of the original brick and the seals'
sealing, since bricks need air drilling with the environment to remain stabilized.
Recommendations
Check the peeling pattern and, if it is only natural wear, correct it with the appropriate paint,
preserving the characteristics of the original paint and the seals' viability.

Exposure Areas
Diagnosis
It is necessary to adapt the exposed texts and tensions to receive the possible visitors
presenting visual impairment or even non-literate users or with reading difficulties.
Recommendations
Adjust the bulbs and display items, presenting the option of Braille as well as the option of
audio-guide for users with low or no sight and also for users who are not literate or have
difficulty reading.

Floors
Diagnosis
Replace damaged bibs and check the extent of damage to the wood floor covering.
Recommendations
Carry out a rigorous survey (board by board) in order to identify the most damaged gaps and
replace them, also verifying if there are more serious structural damages in the lower gutters,
which can be accessed through the museum's basement.
Conclusion
Environments of any nature and use, whether residential or commercial, business or
industrial, within the scope of health or of a cultural nature, with restricted or public access,
require a continuous management plan. Each, within its context, considering the different
functions and implications. In the same way, museums and especially those housed in old
buildings and built in their origin for other purposes and types of use.
Museums are environments designed mainly to house and present history so that visitors
will come to know or recognize themselves in the environment and in the
exhibitions. Therefore, it is the role of the responsible architect, primarily, to ensure the
legibility and functionality of the building, that is, the way the building is understood by the
users of the environments in their different situations and the way the visitor relates to that
environment. Thus, it is necessary to consider users within the context of museum
management, so that an adequate planning is made to the public, considering aspects of
accessibility and mobility, security, comfort, and even intelligibility of the exhibitions. In
this perspective,

It is evident, based on the example described here, the need for a multidisciplinary team
also made up of architects and engineers with practice in the restoration of heritage
buildings that work together with conservators with practice in conservation, for example,
decorative murals and other mobile collections . Actions must be preceded by research
aimed at implementing best practices.

On the broader theme of facility management in museological environments, POE has to

contribute because, through its instruments and protocols, exemplified in this article in the
object of study MHCJ, it is possible to cross-check the results of the physical performance
assessment with the assessment of user satisfaction and drawing up action plans with not
only technical objectives, but also in order to promote better conditions of use and
experience for users.

In summary, the POEs, based on rigorous research, can collaborate with the most assertive
diagnoses and recommendations in cases of environments with this complexity and become
tools of systemic action aimed at preventive maintenance if public and private managers,
technical professionals and service providers. services involved to work on the BIM
platform, in a shared and simultaneous way.