Signo: Anteprojeto de Centro de Referência e Escola de Ensino Bilíngue (Libras e Português) para a comunidade surda, em João Pessoa - PB

Abstract

Deaf people have suffered ableism since ancient times. For they can not speak verbally, hearing hegemony classified them as people incapable of forming logical thoughts. The development and usage of sign languages in earlier centuries has allowed the deaf community to fight for their basic education rights. Nowadays, in Brazil, there is a huge incentive towards Inclusive Politics, in which deaf students have the right to ask for an interpreter and specialized education classes in any public school of the country. Due to that, special bilingual schools, where children actually have contact with their culture and language, are closing all over Brazil. In João Pessoa, currently, they do not exist anymore. This work has as its object of study a building with two main functions: a bilingual (Brazilian Sign Language and Portuguese) middle school and a reference centre that teaches Libras and can hold João Pessoa’s deaf community events. Among the specific objectives, this work intends to: design an architectural project that is focused on the deaf person and their needs; create inner environments that assist sign language communication, by using Deafspace strategies; put together the two functions in one building in an effective way. Ultimately, the building design resulted in a single block formed by the grid of hexagonal cell, containing a main circulation hall in its longitudinal axis. Externally, the building offers an open square, a café and an amphitheater.