ID: 700090274 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700090274	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Caixa d’água de Olinda (water tank; architects: Luiz Carlos Nunes de Souza; Fernando Saturnino d...; construction: ca. 1934-1937; Olinda (Pernambuco, Brasil, South America, World, Top of the...)

Note: The Olinda Water Tower was built between 1934 and 1937 to address the water supply problem in the city's higher elevations. The structure, shaped like a white cube and as tall as a six-story building, has a monolithic appearance softened by the presence of "cobogós", which lend permeability to the facade.

Titles:

Caixa d’água de Olinda (preferred,C,U,Portuguese-P,U,U)

Reservatório d'água de Olinda (C,U,Portuguese,U,U)

Olinda Water Tower (C,U,English-P,U,U)

Water Tower at Olinda (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

water tank [300006203] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, hydraulic structures, <hydraulic structures by function>, water distribution structures)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: construction: ca. 1934-1937

Creator Display:

architects: Luiz Carlos Nunes de Souza; Fernando Saturnino de Brito [preferred]

architect Nunes de Souza, Luiz Carlos (Brazilian architect, contemporary) [500241015]

architect Term Not Found [500784640]

Locations:

Current: Olinda [1022261] Pernambuco (state), Brazil (nation), South America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: concrete; cobogó; ferro; vidro

	concrete [300010737]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)

	Term Not Found
	....... (AAT Candidate)

	iron (metal) [300011002]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, <iron and iron alloy>)

	glass (material) [300010797]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)

Dimensions: N/A

Cultures:

Brazilian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Modernist [300021474] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, urban planning, and engineering works

Additional Notes:

Portuguese ..... A Caixa d’água de Olinda foi construída aproximadamente entre 1934 e 1937, com o objetivo de solucionar o problema de abastecimento de água das áreas mais elevadas da cidade. A estrutura, em forma de um cubo branco e com altura equivalente a um edifício de seis pavimentos, apresenta aparência de monólito que é suavizada pela presença dos cobogós, os quais conferem permeabilidade à fachada.

Sources and Contributors:
Caixa d’água de Olinda	........ [ARQUI,VP]
	........ ARQ-USP-BR project (2025-) https://www.arquigrafia.org.br/photos/724
Reservatório d'água de Olinda	........ [ARQUI]
	........ ARQ-USP-BR project (2025-)
Olinda Water Tower	........ [ARQUI]
	........ ARQ-USP-BR project (2025-) https://www.arquigrafia.org.br/photos/724
Water Tower at Olinda	........ [ARQUI]
	........ ARQ-USP-BR project (2025-)

Subject: ....... [ARQUI,VP]

....................... ARQ-USP-BR project (2025-) https://www.arquigrafia.org.br/photos/724

Note:
English	..... [ARQUI]
	..... ARQ-USP-BR project (2025-)
Portuguese	..... [ARQUI]
	..... GRAU, Reservatório d’Água de Olinda (2023)
	..... ARQ-USP-BR project (2025-)
	..... Serraglio, Clássicos da Arquitetura: Caixa D’água de Olinda (2018)