Paulista Avenue, São Paulo, at Ground Level

University São Judas, São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract: Research on the elements that make up the ground floor of Avenida Paulista, an important urban corridor in the city of São Paulo. The article presents the result of the relations between free and occupied space, aiming the identification of types, their description and classification. The site is of high density of occupancy and mix of uses, but. the emphasis is given to the commercial use space. This corridor is old and offers diversity of situations amalgamated by time representing exemplary types of blocks, lots and buildings. Urban Morphology procedures are used to analyze the relationships between the ground floor spaces of the buildings, with the free space of the lots; lots with the blocks and the public promenade. It is concluded by a list of types, classified according to the characteristics of people’s access. The characteristics of the internal circulation of buildings are identified, considering as the ground floor the spaces through which people move, from the external space and after entering the buildings. The result is a type classification.