Construction Company Rabello and the reinforced concrete prefabrication in the implantation of Brasília: 1960 - 1970.
Marco Paulo Rabello. Milton Ramos. Structural-Aesthetics. Similar Factories Cinasa and Fapremo. Cinasita. Plastic-Structural.
The work of Construtora Rabello S.A, led by Engineer Marco Paulo Rabello, left its mark on the history of modern architecture of prefabrication in reinforced concrete carried out in the construction of Brasília/DF. This exploratory thesis of a bibliographic, referential and documentary nature through interviews and publications highlights practical experiences with the use of prefabrication in the 1960s and 1970s. Rabello has historically demonstrated that prefabricated architecture is heavy in several ways, whether carried out on a construction site or in a factory, it undertook an aesthetic-structural architecture in each plastically structured unit due to the knowledge of its technical staff participating in the Rabello Group. Based on the documentation, trajectory and developments of the Group's projects, it is clear that the building element, the construction process and the expertise of the technical executors working during this period took Rabello to the peak of its performance. The design expressiveness from the point of view of the plastic relationship as art and aesthetics, expresses the concept of modern architecture as a formal building element transformed into architecture. The study brings to light a narrative based on the general historical context, from the emergence of the use of reinforced concrete to the implementation of heavy prefabrication of aesthetic-structural parts implemented by the Rabello Group in works carried out in Brasília/DF. Thought out and experimented after incessant studies, the transition from construction sites to industries was concisely demonstrated the appropriation of the construction system. Recovering the importance of the construction company and the construction system and the technology used, as well as the resources spent, guided the specific objectives of the thesis in addition to qualitatively highlighting the data to be preserved, motivating the unique character, filling the gap, demonstrating the strength of the continued connection between architecture and engineering involving the technical professionals involved.