Edifício de uso misto com envoltórias flexíveis

Abstract

This dissertation describes the design and development of an architecture project for a mixed use building (multifamily and commercial residential), with application of bioclimatic principles of environmental comfort for the city of Natal / RN and emphasis on the elaboration of flexible enclosures. It is based, initially, on bibliographical research, aiming to broaden the understanding about mixed-use buildings, environmental comfort and flexibility applied to architecture, mainly from Kronenburg (2007) and Jorge (2012). The concept of flexibility is treated as a possible response to the functional and formal demands intended for the project. In this sense, by creating an analogy with the vegetable cell, the creation of a "second skin" with manageable structures functions as a filter, solving issues pertinent to promoting environmental comfort - such as shading and permeability of ventilation - as well as privacy. From the formal point of view, this solution also gives the building characteristics such as dynamism and flexibility. The empirical research was based on the analysis of the conditions of the site - physical / environmental aspects and urban prescriptions - and studies of direct and indirect references, which subsidized the definition of programming, the architectural party and environmental comfort strategies. The architectural proposal is accompanied by a memorial that contains the description and justification of the design solutions adopted, especially regarding the use of flexible envelopes in the building.