HABITAR BEM: uma proposta de adensamento do entorno do centro de Varginha

Abstract

This paper analyzes urban and social questions around social housing in present Brazil. It discusses how the problem of housing deficit is solved today and which collateral issues these solutions cause. There will be a critical analysis of “Programa Minha Casa Minha Vida” and its urban impacts. Even thou it is efficient on solving some aspects of housing deficit, its business model does not encompass a series of social and urbanistic questions that meaningfully impacts city’s functioning, therefore requiring an analysis of it. This paper’s final objective is to propose a model of social housing different from the current one, bringing to the city’s central areas a sector of the population that so far has been excluded. It’s proposed a multi-family housing complex with many floors placed in an urban void around Varginha's center. With this proposal, it's expected to improve the city’s urban and social aspect and constitute a more democratic use of land.