Anteprojeto de um complexo de esportes eletrônicos em Natal/RN

Abstract

This Bachelor's Thesis explores the theme of Sports Architecture, focusing on electronic sports and games. This theme delves into spaces dedicated to the practice of electronic sports, such as computer games, video games, and even mobile games. Over the past decades, this topic has grown in popularity due to the evolution of electronic devices, their accessibility, and the emergence of a new kind of sport known as electronic sports, where two or more individuals compete in electronic games. This demand requires the creation of new spaces designed for this activity. In light of this theme, the main objective of this work is to develop a preliminary project for an electronic sports complex in Natal/RN, located in the Lagoa Nova neighborhood. The structure of the work includes theoretical and empirical references, data collection on the audience and their preferences, intervention area, design conditions, and architectural proposal. Initially, the theoretical reference provides insights into the sports modality, its impact on the market, community, human behavior development, dedicated spaces and materials. Subsequently, the empirical reference showcases buildings in the same field that inspired the proposed design. The intervention area of the project and its design, physical, environmental, urban, and legal conditions are then detailed. The architectural proposal follows, highlighting the concept and theme, program of needs, design evolution, and the completed preliminary project. Lastly, the author's analysis regarding the knowledge acquired during this work's production is presented in the conclusion.