Project implementation: Brazil
Project development: Brazil
The Santa Teresa territory corresponds to a predominantly residential urban area with varying densities characterized by rugged topography.
Part of its territory stands out for its privileged view of the Guaíba River, the Jacuí Delta and the city, especially the coastline, the Brazilian Marine Park and the historic center of Porto Alegre.
a unique way to get closer to the water and the natural beauty of the region.
As in countless metropolises, the topography sets a natural limit to the expansion of intensive urban occupation in the consolidated city. In the case of Santa Tereza Hill, the community developed in areas at the interface between the formal and informal city, presenting sectors with precarious and vulnerable territorial occupations.
the social fragility and urban imbalance that currently mark the territory demand interventions capable of looking at this context and seeking elements that enhance the existing value.
Thus, the main point of the project is a search to give visibility to the communities, and reveal these public spaces to the rest of the city, positioning the small interventions in a subtle way, but so that they can be identified from a distance, from the banks of the Guaíba.
efforts to reduce distances and transform the formal and informal into a single city.
This premise translates into a design strategy: an opportunity to build striking and permanent elements, affirming a common identity for this network of public spaces.
the defined public and community areas stand out for their transformative potential for the landscape and emphasize the importance of central and meeting spaces.