{"id":19456,"date":"2021-12-13T14:24:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/?p=19456"},"modified":"2021-12-13T14:24:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:24:18","slug":"urban-projects-in-sa%cc%83o-luis-maranha%cc%83o-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/interventions\/urban-projects-in-sa%cc%83o-luis-maranha%cc%83o-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban projects in Sa\u0303o Lui\u0301s, Maranha\u0303o, Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Get to know an extensive revitalization through three urban projects in Sa\u0303o Lui\u0301s, Maranha\u0303o, Brazil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The architectural firm Natureza Urbana has just completed an extensive urban revitalization at the historic center of Sa\u0303o Lui\u0301s \u2013 Maranha\u0303o, focused on qualifying public spaces, improving the interlocution with the existing heritage and boosting the local micro-entrepreneurs market.<\/p>\n

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Bus terminal architectural plan
Ilustracio\u0301n \/ Illustration: Natureza Urbana<\/p><\/div>\n

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The projects were part of a program created to revitalize the historic city center of the state capital of Maranha\u0303o, financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
\nThe firm led 3 important renovations: one at \u2018Prac\u0327a da Miserico\u0301rdia\u2019 (Mercy Square), other at \u2018Prac\u0327a da Saudade\u2019 (Saudade Square) and another at Fonte do Bispo (Bishop’s Fountain), an area around a bus station on Vitorino Freire Avenue. \u201cRequalification projects are a strategic tool to update the use of public spaces \u2013 especially those with historical and cultural value \u2013, and insert them in new urban dynamics\u201d, says Manoela Machado, urban planner and partner at Natureza Urbana.<\/p>\n

The initial motivation for the revitalization were the security problems around the 2-kilometers shoreline that surrounds the bus terminal, indicating that only an urban intervention would be able to encourage the use of these spaces by the public.<\/p>\n

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Playground Fotografi\u0301a
Photography: Maireles Junior<\/p><\/div>\n

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The same problem could also be found in other squares of the city, which inspireda joint transformation. In 2018, with financing from the IDB, Sa\u0303o Lui\u0301s city hall started the 3 interventions coordinated by Natureza Urbana.<\/p>\n

In a participatory process, the population expressed its vision and participated shar- ing information and suggestions through workshops. Teams of social workers registered the peddlers in order to guarantee that all of them would be considered into the new spaces, either through kiosks, small stalls or adapted vehicles such as bike foods (ideal for street vendors).<\/p>\n

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Playground architectural plan and section
Ilustracio\u0301n \/ Illustration: Natureza Urbana<\/p><\/div>\n

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At \u2018Prac\u0327a da Saudade\u2019, previously irregularly occupied by peddlers and deeply degraded, the use of the area as a meeting and leisure spot was limited. The place is located next to a cemetery, hence its name (Saudades means \u201cto miss someone you love\u201d), and was occupied by many improvised flower stalls.<\/p>\n

Natureza Urbana proposed a project that provides unity, organization and a better use of the existing free area, in addition to enabling the integration of local equipment such as food stalls, magazines stalls and taxi stops. Previously characterized by a large cemented area and a lack of green areas, the square gained grass mounds to expand the vegetation, masonry bleachers and new space for florists, who now serve the cemetery visitors with more structure.<\/p>\n

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Saudade Square aerial view Fotografi\u0301a
Photography: Maireles Junior<\/p><\/div>\n

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The roofs are made of glued laminated wood from reforestation. Both the roofing elements and the rest of the space have a fluid aesthetic, in reference to the Lenc\u0327o\u0301is Maranhenses\u2019 sand dunes.
\nAt \u2018Prac\u0327a da Miserico\u0301rdia\u2019, one of the oldests squares in the city placed in front of the Santa Casa da Miserico\u0301rdia Hospital (where there is a great flow of people), other challenges were faced. Although the place retained some classic design traces of the colonial squares \u2013 such as the central sculpture from which trails radiate over the lawns \u2013, the place demanded urgent conservation initiatives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Merci Square aerial view
Fotografi\u0301a \/ Photography: Maireles Junior<\/p><\/div>\n

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Merci Square architectural plan
Ilustracio\u0301n \/ Illustration: Natureza Urbana<\/p><\/div>\n

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The wall surrounding the perimeter was removed in order to make the area more accessible and pleasant for pedestrians. It was up to Natureza Urbana to propose the replacement of urban furniture, adapt the landscaping
\nand update the paving, both revitalizing the cobblestone flooring and creating paths focused on accessibility.<\/p>\n

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Saudade Square section Ilustracio\u0301n
Illustration: Natureza Urbana<\/p><\/div>\n

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The standardization of commercial spaces where the local workers operate was also proposed.
\nThe revitalization was so successful that it motivated the requalification of the buildings facing the square. As an initiative of the owners, they received improvements and paintings aligned with the new local phase, proving the thesis that urban interventions are a powerful tool for social transformation.<\/p>\n

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Playground
Fotografi\u0301a \/ Photography: Maireles Junior<\/p><\/div>\n

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