ANTEPROJETO ARQUITETÔNICO DE UM CENTRO DE MORADIA E CONVIVÊNCIA DO IDOSO EM JOÃO PESSOA,PB

Abstract

The present work deals with the elaboration of an architectural draft of a living and housing center for the elderly to be installed in the city of João Pessoa, capital of Paraíba. Although the world population is in a gradual process of aging, in which the perspective is that the number of elderly people will soon exceed the number of young people, Brazil’s lack of structure and preparation for this reality is evident, as is the case of the fragility of existing policies. of assistance to the elderly. The municipality in question has some services and equipment aimed at housing and conviviality of such public, but the deficit is remarkable, mainly regarding housing, since there are only five public longstay institutions for the elderly in the city. In this context, the current troubled scenario of the capital of Paraíba is notorious with regard to the reception of the elderly in situations of social vulnerability, the lack of assistance and decent housing, being a serious problem that goes against the guarantee of constitutionalized rights. With this, it is proposed the creation of a center for housing and coexistence of the elderly, with the needs program developed from the result of the union of the analysis of the project references and the parameters proposed by the manual of Norms of operation of services of attention to the elderly. in Brazil (2001), with the aim of meeting the existing demand for housing and assistance for people aged 60 or over in a state of social vulnerability. Thus, the design of the project will have as main guidelines: accessibility, universal design, appropriation of urban space, intergenerational integration, encouraging coexistence and the practice of physical activities and the contrast between the building and its surroundings as a means of drawing the attention of the public. population for its existence and use.