Planejando o espaço público: proposta de uma praça pública para o bairro Jardim São Cristóvão I em São Luís – MA

Abstract

A square is classified as a public space, an open area that aims to transform spaces, making them more efficient and improving the quality of life of its users. Thereby, the work searches to develop a Preliminary Study of a public square for the Jardim São Cristóvão I neighborhood, in São Luís - MA, as this neighborhood does not have public leisure facilities for the entire population, considering that the main use is to elaborate a Preliminary Requalification Study for this neighborhood. In order to achieve this goal the concepts of public spaces and urban requalification were studied, in addition to knowing already completed urban requalification projects in the city. The work was based on bibliographic, exploratory and descriptive research. In the development of map studies, interviews and questionnaire applications was possible to note the importance of obtaining a public leisure space, the results allowed to analyze the main characteristics adopted for the design of public squares, contributing considerably to the elaboration of the project.