A qualidade pública nas praças 110, 204, 1206 sul e 303 norte em Palmas, Tocantins

Abstract

Free and open spaces in cities are consensually called public spaces. This concept, however, goes far beyond spatial forms, being based on the relationship between the public destination space and the public that voluntarily attends, uses and experiences it. The public condition of a given space is determined, above all, to the existence of the public, characterized by the coexistence of different individuals. In this sense, this undergraduate thesis seeks to analyze the conception, uses and experiences in the squares inside the blocks 110 Sul, 204 Sul, 1206 Sul and 303 Norte in the city of Palmas, capital of the state of Tocantins, Brazil, aiming for the understanding of how these spaces are conceived, used and experienced, to assess their public nature. The work was developed based on the understanding of the morphology of each square, its equipment, furniture and infrastructure, as well as observing the uses and experiences that represent the relationship between users and the space, and, finally, the characterization of these visitors. After the systematization of the data and field observations, it was possible to verify, despite the failures of regulations and visual communication present in all the analyzed squares, a higher public level in the squares of the blocks 204 Sul and 110 Sul and lower degrees in the squares of the blocks 303 Norte and 1206 Sul. This lower public level includes uses with a certain degree of appropriation by the public that frequents them. Thus, it appears that the public quality of these spaces is not inherent, and may vary in degrees and intensities.