Estudo preliminar de uma praça em um vazio urbano no bairro do Parque Athenas: estratégia de revitalização para proporcionar maior vitalidade urbana

Abstract

Urban voids are formed from the urbanization process and lack of planning, as it has no social and economic capacity, there are no structures of uses and activities. However, there is a great potential for requalification in these empty areas that can be modified and positively impact people's lives. Thus, the main purpose of the work is to develop a preliminary study of a square to assign new uses in an empty area, in the Parque Athenas neighborhood in the city of São Luís / MA. For achieve those goals it was necessary to report the importance of revitalization in urban voids, contextualize the history of the squares and, finally, point out the importance of public squares for the quality of urban life. The work was based on bibliographic research through materials such as: magazines, articles, books, dissertations and others; as well as exploratory, qualitative and field, which led to data collection to obtain the diagnosis as a study of maps and application of questionnaires where it was possible to analyze the main characteristics of the place, contributing considerably to the design of the public square resulting in an environment of socialization and recreation, as well as spaces to perform physical and leisure activities making it a safe and favorable environment for the different activities of the residents of the community and those who visit there.