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- Title
Edifícios e habitações sociais humanizados para idosos.
- Authors
Barbosa, Elizabeth Sério; de Pinho Araujo, Eliete
- Abstract
This research project aims to study how lines of work focused on the humanization of the architectural spaces for the elderly, recognizing an influence of architecture on human behavior and his contributions to a better life quality for the elderly, their applications in social housing projects in buildings of low height and single-family residences. The bibliographical research responds to questions how it should be the development of a suitable social housing building program which depends on the degree of knowledge of the people who will use this space and your needs. Introduces the concept of Universal design as a possibility of Humanized design inclusive that practices an architecture for everyone, this concept goes beyond compliance with existing standards, automatic without considering a reflection about its importance and benefits for users. Concepts of designing social projects for the elderly are showed, according to the perspective of John Zeisel, a sociologist and architect, and Herman Hertzberger, architect who developed the concept of structuralist architecture. As case of study, a project developed by Aflalo & Gasperini in conjunction with the Government of the State of São Paulo is showed, in Avaré (SP-Brazil), with the aim of promoting social housing and living areas for low-income seniors. It is presented as a preliminary study of project for Institution of Long permanence (ILPI), which is carrying out the concepts and technical standards.
- Publication
Universitas. Arquitetura e Comunicação Social, 2014, Vol 11, Issue 2, p7
- ISSN
2175-7461
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5102/uc.v11i2.2559