The research aims at the development of technologically advanced POE tools intended for social housing, its resilience and adaptability. The analysis will focus on three elements: (i) BUILT ENVIRONMENT (built set looking at the scales of the neighbourhood, the vicinity and the housing unit, and the relationships of impact between the natural and built environment; (iii) AGENTS (agents that interfere in the place’s social dynamics); (iv) USERS (residents). The evaluation will focus on social, environmental, behavioural and functional issues of the built environment. The goal is, with the results of this research, the availability of information about social housing complexes, identifying aspects to be improved in new projects offered by the Government in order to expand the capacity of adaptability and resilience in the built environment in question.

OBJECTIVES

In developing countries, the poor quality of architecture and urbanism increase the social vulnerability that afflicts millions of people with difficult access to housing, which are today in poor conditions. When the Government housing programmes attempt to address this deficit, the low standards set lead to houses highly inadequate for its inhabitants, forcing them to make changes in buildings that are not necessarily prepared to adapt, leading to material waste and inefficiency of resources. This research uses advanced techniques of Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) and Co-production to develop methodological procedures of analysis in Social Housing Complexes. The analysis will focus on the adaptability, transformation and resilience of the built environment in meeting the needs of its residents and the environmental impact of these ongoing transformations. Research financed by Santander Bank, CNPq, FAPEMIG and UFU.