Casas como lar : um lugar para viver

Abstract

Home is one of the most important and redone typologies in the world. To restate its importance and question how it’s being put to use is one of this work’s objectives. In the social and economic range, both the availability of housing and the quality of its architecture are lacking. A home must be, above all, a place that reflects the culture, history and viewpoint of its inhabitants; to reduce said typology to consist of a living room, a bedroom and a restroom is a grave mistake. To design, build or restore a home is to allow people to attain their dreams and this aspect shouldn’t be ignored. This thesis was created to reaffirm this need and to demonstrate with a practical example that applying cultural and regional characteristics to the project of common housing is not only feasible but also viable. The client's needs and desires dictated part of the work, such as the influence of oriental culture, such as Feng Shui and traditional Japanese architecture. Family space must be understood as a home, a place of identity, and must be treated with due importance.