Profile

Email

dianagouveiaamaral@gmail.com

Science ID

8E1E-0E16-6E22

Ciênciavitae

ORCID

Lab2PT Group

LandS - Landscapes and Societies

Scientific Area

Arts; Architecture

Supervision

Marta Labastida André Fontes Maarten Gheysen

Project Title

Rethinking collective spaces through the façade element: From formality to informality

Abstract

Sustainability and well being as the basic argument of any urban intervention is the pretext that encourages the return of dialogue between Architecture and Urbanism, as intrinsically related disciplines. In a three-dimensional approach to the city, the aim is to explore the elements of Architecture as an integral part and catalyst of urban dynamics. Thus, this research presents the façade element as a transitional space (interior-exterior) that hosts collective uses. Consequently, it potentiates different qualities in the interior space and in the street, diversifying the multiple uses and appropriations. Starting from the formality of the elements of Architecture to the ambiguity of the appropriations, the project will create a model of urban reading apply in two case studies: Braga (Portugal) and Ghent (Belgium) - medium sized European cities. The model will be based on the decomposition and graphic exploration of elements through drawing, a tool of Architecture and Urbanism.

Keywords

Façade; Collective Spaces; Urban Experience; Depth Configuration; Appropriation

Organic Unity

School of Architecture, Art and Design of the University of Minho