Arquitetura modular: o vínculo entre moradia e usuário

Abstract

A topic that is gaining increasing importance in contemporary times due to population growth and transformations over time is the issue of the relationship between living spaces and their users. Irregularity in housing, in turn, arises in the face of such conditions, becoming adverse to achieving the aforementioned relationship. In this sense, since Brazil presents unfavorable logistics for human and housing demands, being prone to irregularities, modular architecture emerges as a suitable construction process for the flexibility of architectural spaces, aiming to address existing dysfunctions. Its applicability is justified by understanding the importance of housing. The Brazilian Association of Technical Standards considers construction aspects for the classification of residential projects, but based on the presence of human action, housing represents more than a concrete structure, where individuals develop an attachment by attributing their values to the physical space. Historically, modular architecture emerged with the perspective of increasing production in construction and reducing costs, not only in the housing sector, while gradually evolving. In the current scenario, that is much more versatile in terms of prefabrication of elements and entire units, as humans need to regularly readjust to urban transformations. Based on a procedure of bibliographic analysis and related studies, it was possible to understand how the implementation of this architecture could promote flexibility and sustainability in architectural spaces, allowing for adaptation and adjustability to the context in which it is inserted. Because of that, considering the subjects of the research sample, a suitable location for the application of the intervention proposal was sought, considering population density, housing demands, and the feasibility of the modular architecture. So, based on the analysis of legislation and local constraints, a plot of land already occupied by three residential buildings was chosen in the most populous city in the southern region of Brazil, Curitiba. The buildings on the lot have tax irregularities, as well as constraints that inhibit the users' sense of belonging to their surroundings, resulting in housing deficits. Therefore, the purpose is to carry out an intervention on this plot of land through the implementation of a modular architecture residential condominium, considering the prevailing dynamics in the scenario. Thus, by regularizing this space, the project will have the ability to enhance the bond between the user and the space by reducing problems generated by the irregular production of housing.