Designed by Jirau Arquitetura, The production of Social Housing inside the Northeast, almost invariably, it is about the construction of One-Story Houses, with 2 rooms, a single bathroom, a kitchenette and one living room (or more). This program is so reproduced that for many times it can inhibit the entrepreneurs from creating alternatives typologies.Knowing about the recurrence of that theme and convinced by the need of different types of products, the next step was to try to convince the constructor. This was not a difficult task because there was a trusting relationship between the Architecture office and the constructor for the proposition of products and different models from the ones offered by this market.
Photography: Antonio Preggo The idea to join the lands into one, increasing the numbers of units using the twinned Sobrados, where each one has its access to the street, was approved. But it was necessary, to the condominium, a common area: a small square, open and public, was thought to be a recreation area for the condominium members and also a social integration with the neighborhood, allowing their neighbors to be part of that area, giving it life and effective use, in a place which has a lack of shared spaces.

The square would have a space protected by grids, for the kids to play games and another one, to rest under the trees. However, a manager on duty from the Municipal Organ of Licensing and Planning ? not a technician ? rejected the idea by saying: ?The ...