Laços: Uma proposta de revitalização para o Centro Comunitário do Bairro Ernesto Geisel

Abstract

Amidst the accelerated Brazilian urbanization process and the military po- litical regime in Brazil in the 20th century, the city of João Pessoa was marked by

the construction of housing complexes located far from urban centers, presenting a lack of infrastructure. This reality occurred in the Ernesto Geisel neighborhood, marked to this day by the problems of its implementation despite the exponential development as an attractive hub in the south zone in recent years. Throughout its historical trajectory, the Community Center acted as a driving agent for several years. Today, with its decline, there is an underutilization of its lot and surrounding public facilities. Faced with this problem, this work aims to develop a preliminary architectural project for the Community Center of the Ernesto Geisel neighborhood,

understanding this architectural typology as a multipurpose structure in which ser- vices are developed that tend to constitute a center of animation with the purpose

of preventing social problems. and local development agents (Bonfim et al., 2000). Concerned with achieving an efficient and democratic result, it went through stages of bibliographical study, on-site territorial understanding of the urban dynamics of the neighborhood, for subsequent design development of the building. Finally, it

was possible to propose an innovative preliminary project combined with tests of hu- manization disciplines in the surrounding areas, concluding that the materialization of

these actions resulted in a real integration of the area as a central hub of education, sport, culture and leisure for the entire neighborhood and adjacent regions.