Luís Eduardo Magalhães
overview
type: Urban Design
client: Epicurius Empreendimentos e Participações Ltda.
location: Road to Taguatinga, Fazenda Europa, Luís Eduardo Magalhães, Bahia
in collaboration with: Marco Antonio Salgado Rodriges
partner: Eduardo Horta
description: Allotment and urbanization for the new district.
status: In progress
the challenge
A new urban district has to be developed, almost 5 km away from the existing city. The client Epicurius, showed us that he had already a master plan of 263 hectares in total for the allotment, existing of 17 to develop neighbourhoods, connected through the ring road. We designed plot E, almost 40 hectares. The challenge was to design a safe and comfortable neighbourhood with all the necessary facilities nearby: public space, commercial and recreational facilities and infrastructure for slow and fast traffic.
the solution
All the communities are designed within a maximum of 400 meters from the neighbour- hood’s centre, which is only 5 minutes walking distance. Every household has a private space, parking lot and a semi-public space that connects the houses within the community. At the corners of the quarter one residential building is replaced by a commercial building, to create mixed use. The middle strip of the main road has a recreational and commercial zone, to stimulate livability as well as safety.
in the centre one will find a school, a small hospital, a church and a large square.
small and quiet streets within the communities are provided with cycle and foot paths, which allow every user to have a safe and pleasant journey and stay.
semi-public space is shared with just a few families of the community; a unique opportunity to let children play in a safe and well-known area close to their houses.
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