A flexibilidade arquitetônica aplicada como solução construtiva viável para as adaptações ao "novo normal"

Abstract

The Coronavirus pandemic is one of the most impacting global transformations in recent times and has affected society in several parameters. The user's perception of their home was transformed in this period, when it was necessary to stay and carry out their activities at home to contain the spread of the virus, resulting in an increase in demand for residential renovations and adaptations. These adaptations can be facilitated with the application of architectural flexibility, which provides different possibilities for environments, making interventions more viable and without unforeseen events. Therefore, the objective of this work is to demonstrate flexible design solutions having as a parameter the most recurrent architectural/constructive interventions during the pandemic. I attempted to understand the relationship between the user and the residence during this period, and to survey the most recurrent residential interventions, through a literature review and the residential projects developed by the author between march 2020 and september 2021. The data allowed the description in table of flexible design elements that facilitate the most recurrent residential adaptations. These solutions can be implemented in new projects to facilitate changes and interventions in homes during social transformations. Considering there is an emerging change in the way of designing to embrace the future and the new possibilities, this study was seen as an opportunity to guide this process according to the transformations that currently occur in society.