Patchwork of Industrial Neighborhoods around São Paulo Core Area: Mooca’s Case Study

Adilson Costa Macedo, Gastão Santos Sales, and Maria Isabel Imbronito

University São Judas Tadeu, Cursode Arquitetura e Urbanismo, São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract: This paper is part of a research on the urban fabric of neighborhoods of industrial origin in the city of Sao Paulo, today in a process of densification to housing and services. It is observed that occurred in the history of its development the implementation of urbanized sectors characterized by blocks parceled into plots of large and medium size to industrial activities. This pattern usually is mixed with residential, commercial and services spots. As the groups of small lots not facilitating additions, they are not so attractive to the builders. Today is observed a scenario of low occupancy, side by side with a dense and vertical environment. The industries are in a process of transferring giving way to residential condominiums or large shopping centers. In these spots the use of soil appears as predominantly residential or mixed use. The study of these significant parts of the city to preserve them as open neighborhoods areas, where the quality of life may have a unique character, in contrast to the large gated communities, is a subject related to sustainability and whose study begins. The purpose is to investigate how to protect them from the point of view of mobility, identity, the use of public services and access to social facilities, encouraging the formation of a favorable environment for people. To the SBE2016 conference will be presented the initial part of the research, the procedures and an overview of the site in Mooca’s District, São Paulo, Brazil.

Key words: sustainable urbanism, urban design, urban morphology, neighborhood development