Requalificação urbana e neuroarquitetura: estudo sobre o espaço urbano e o centro de valorização da vida em Curitiba/PR

Abstract

Urban centers are constantly growing, and this dense urbanization brings positive and negative effects to the city. One of the main current problems in these regions is the large number of people who are homeless – who, due to social helplessness and the lack of housing, occupy and make the streets and squares their homes. The physical and mental health conditions of these people are, in almost all cases, precarious, and, because of the use of narcotics – often used to escape the reality of abandonment –, the situation worsens. With the Covid-19 pandemic, the lack of these sanitary conditions was intensified, demonstrating the need to design a place to house these people, and provide care, security and opportunities to regain control of their lives. The city of Curitiba has some services available for this public, and, mainly, the Centro POP works in the rescue and reception work. However, the number of people who are homeless grows every year; according to the Institute for Applied Economic Research (NATALINO, 2020), there was a 140% increase between 2012 and 2020. Thus, this research pursues the understanding of how the urbanization of Curitiba happened, who are the people who are homeless and which design strategies linked to comfort and quality of life can be used in building. With this material, the proposal for urban redevelopment of idle green areas in the Padre Anchieta Street region, in the Bigorrilho neighborhood, in Curitiba, was developed, in addition to the project for the Value of Life Center for people who are homeless in the same area.