ABSTRACT
The Quartel das Esquadras is a unique example of early 18th century military barracks placed in the fortified village of Almeida, location of great relevance in the historical border between Portugal and Spain, which is currently running to be recognized as UNESCO World Heritage together with other bulwarked fortifications along the border. The Quartel das Esquadras is an 18th century infantry barrack located within the limits of the bulwarked fortress of Almeida, in Portugal. An ongoing adaptive reuse project of the building aims to recover its full capacity and also its importance to the fortified village of Almeida, by implementing a variety of new uses. This chapter presents the procedure that has been followed in order to evaluate the structural intervention by means of analysing the current condition of the structure of the building as well as the expected structural performance after the proposed architectural interventions.
