Continuidade e permeabilidade urbana nos arranha-céus modernos do centro de São Paulo

Abstract

This paper discusses the intense relationship between the modern skyscrapers built in downtown São Paulo from the 1930s to the 1960s and their urban space, including their permeability, the ease of access to their interior, and the layout of their architectural program. Their ground floors illustrate the freedom of their design, made possible by separating structural elements from the walls, a basic principle of modern architecture. This freedom ensured new spatial arrangements and a continuity with the building's surroundings. Taking into account the various factors related to São Paulo urban transformation during the above period, such as opening new avenues and widening existing ones, and the downtown vertical development, one can conclude that the scale of new urban interventions were a determinant in the relationship between buildings and streets, and that these interventions also influenced the emergence of new architectural projects. This research investigates the existing legislation, and the urban and morphological aspects of the architectural projects of a period of great importance in the history of São Paulo.

Transição entre interior e exterior de edifícios com térreo livre em São Paulo e Nova Iorque

“…São Paulo presents, in the 20th century, a recurring urban form in the area of the new center, with the construction of commercial galleries on the ground floors of buildings or multifunctional complexes. Among the academic studies surveyed, we highlight the authors Aleixo (2005) and Costa (2012), who deepened their research and survey of galleries in this area. This configuration was not restricted only to the central region, but spread to Paulista Avenue and, at a later stage, to Faria Lima Avenue.…”

The thickness of the ground: four micro-stories on the project of the open urban ground floor in São Paulo from 1892 until nowadays

“…According to Costa (2012) the permeability and spatial continuity are the salient features of these spaces.…”

“…In this sense it is important to emphasize that the idea of public space to which these galleries refer, relates to the meeting places of casual contact and conviviality; traditionally associated with the street's space or the square, in this case however they are associated with the gallery space, since it is there that these dynamics were hosted (Costa, 2012).…”