Anteprojeto de uma biblioteca pública para o Bairro do Tirol - Natal/RN

Abstract

Libraries are ancient institutions, present since antiquity and had the function of preserving records and events related to religion, politics, administration and economy. It is a place where education, culture and leisure are concentrated and has a primary function to serve the population, being a center of knowledge and collective practices in favor of guaranteeing the rights of equality for all. The proposal of this final graduation work, consists in the elaboration of a preliminary project of a Public Library for the district of Tirol in Natal/RN, in order to promote a quality public space that meets the intellectual and social demand of the population and demonstrate that beyond from architecture, the way the building occupies the urban space directly influences the impressions and experiences of social subjects. The references for the construction of this work were based in theoretical deepenings on library architecture, environmental psychology, architecture of public spaces and on the influences of urban green areas, in addition to the analysis of the terrain and its surroundings, physical, social and legal design constraints referring to urban legislation in force in accordance with the city, ABNT norms and complementary laws. This project proposal, it is expected to contribute to the reflection on the importance of the public library for contemporaneity, using new strategies to meet the demand of the place and people, in addition to meeting all current standards for library projects and their specificities necessary to contemplate the improvement of life in society and contemporary challenges.