CENTRO INTERATIVO DA CULTURA DO CAFÉ

Abstract

This work exposes a study of research and idealization of a project that aims to promote the insertion of a cultural center in the urban environment of the city of Varginha-MG. The research aims to meet a need in the private commercial area, through the proposal of an architectural space that also expresses the historical and cultural tradition of coffee in the South of Minas Gerais, offering environments that allow socio-cultural ties, through the various activities available to city people and their visitors. Still, as public equipment, it contributes to the learning and citizenship practices that are essential to the quality of life in Brazilian cities. Starting from studies based on specific theoretical foundations such as Roberto Borges Martins and Maria Gontijo Coelho, and also architectural studies such as Simone Gatti, Roberto Lobato Corrêa and Abraão Prustelo Damião, the study brings themes that deal with the relevance of cultural centers when inserted in urban environments, with case studies that understand the work in a related way. In order to establish the connection relationships with the environment, the analysis of the surroundings and legislation, established the conditioning profiles and the pre-design guidelines. In this way, the implantation of the cultural center aims to enhance the urban environment where it will be inserted through the architectural discussions presented, meeting the commercial demands, with new possibilities for leisure and entertainment in the city of Varginha.