Portfolio Nathalia Arruda

Vila Matilde Sao Paulo/SP
Sao Paulo/SP, Brazil - 2012
The number of retired people has increased throughout the
world, mainly in developing countries, like Brazil, specially in
Sao Paulo . Even thought, we have the knowledge about that,
the numbers of institution for this people`s age seem to
decrease a long of the time.
As a result, this project was focused on a Retirement
Complex located at Vila Matilde, Sao Paulo, Brazil, one of the
most residential areas in the lest of the city of Sao Paulo that
suffers with a lack of this type establishment to attend the
old people.
The complex, as projected, in one of the most important
avenues in the lest. As Known as, “Bernardino Carvalho da
Fonseca Avenue”, or “Gamelinha”, this place have a lot of
circulation of vehicules and people during the day.
The buildings would offer 114 apartments, in addition to a
recreational and health care spaces, that aren`t just for the
particular use, but also private.
Each space, specially the apartments, were projected to have
the best efficiency of natural lightning and ventilation,
through the right solar orientation and cross ventilation. The
project was made in observation of the Brazilian laws and
rules, especially the ones related to accessibility.