Espaço de transição e urbanidade: investigação de estratégias para melhor qualidade na vida urbana

Abstract

The present work aims to contribute to the existing discussions regarding the public-private interfaces, especially the transition spaces, and to relate them to urbanity. It considers the importance of thinking about transition spaces as a place that connects the public with the private space, allowing greater interaction, safety and comfort for the passerby, places that should be thought of based on the right to come and go and/or to remain, with total physical permeability (without barriers), for anyone who needs or wishes to pass through or be there. It aims to investigate the formal aspects of transition spaces and their elements that potentially contribute to urbanity and, based on these concepts, analyze the buildings located in the Tirol neighborhood, in Natal/RN, in order to deepen the discussion of production of open and built spaces. Throughout the text, we will articulate issues related to the building and its relationship with the city, the interrelationship between open and built spaces, the gradations between public and private, transition space and urbanity, bringing to the discussion authors such as Hertzberger (1999 ), Gehl (2013), Alex (2008), Alexander (1977), Gomes (2002), Solà Morales (1992), Gausa (2001), and thus presenting possibilities for understanding the theme. Part of the ,ethodological scope is through the choice of segments through the studies os Space Syntax, or Theory of Social Logico d Space, which consists of the studies of the relationships of physical aspects and social interaction. The choice of segments is based on this observation of the maps of normalized Integration and Choice segments and they were divided into five sections, namely: section 01 (Av. Nevaldo Rocha), section 02 (Rua Apodi), section 03 (Av. Mal. Deodoro da Fonseca), section 04 (Av. Prudente de Morais) and section 05 (Av. Sen. Salgado Filho). The analysis of the excerpts was carried out based on readings of maps generated by the Q-GIS program and on-site visits and records and/or assistance from the Google Street View program. The results obtained show us that the analyzed sections do not have many examples of buildings that have this strong connection with the public space, often having permeability disruption through walls and railings or parking spaces for vehicles. The few examples have neat elements that encourage the permanence and copresence of passersby, influencing the lack of urbanity in the place. The expectation of this work rests on the potential of classification of transition spaces, on the dialogue of choices and the application of design strategies, favoring a discourse on architectural production in contemporary cities.