Contemporary architecture in São Paulo - horizontal housing assemblies

Abstract

This research had as its object of study fve residential horizontal assemblies constructed in Sao Paulo over the past 15 years. Research objectives were to identify, describe and interpret these architectural designs through an analysis that contemplated: relationship with the site; functional spaces and their articulations; constructive systems; project principles; and formal structures. To this end, bibliographic research, on-site visits and interviews with the authors of the projects were made. After analyses and descriptions of each project, comparisons among the group were promoted by distinguishing the differences and similarities and contextualizing them in the midst of the contemporary brazilian production.