planning unesco heritage

1. Planning
and
Designing
of
ARCHITECT-­‐LUCIO
COSTA

2. ARCHITECT-­‐LUCIO
COSTA
• COSTA WAS BORN IN 27 FEB1902 AND DIED IN 13 JUNE
1998(AGED-96).
• A MODERNIST ARCHITECT AND THE STUDENT OF FAMOUS
ARCHITECT LE CORBUSIER.
• HE IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS URBAN PLAN FOR THE NEW
CAPITAL OF BRASILLIA LOCATED IN BRAZIL.
§ IT STIPULATES WHICH ZONES ARE TO BE
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
§ IT LIMITS WHERE INDUSTRIES CAN
SETTLE, WHERE CERTAIN BUILDINGS
CAN BE BUILT AND HOW TALL THOSE
BUILDINGS.

3. • BRASILIA IS THE CAPITAL OF BRAZIL
• AREA OF FEDERAL DISTRICT IS OF 5,802
SQ.M.
• CLIMATE IS TROPICAL CLIMATE AND THE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IS 20.5 °C (68.9 °F).
• THE POPULATION OF BRASILIAN FEDERAL
DISTRICT IS OF 26,06,885. POPULATION
DENSITY WAS 435.98 .
• BRASILIA IS THE LARGEST CITY (BY
POPULATION) IN THE WORLD AT THE CLOSE
OF THE 20TH CENTURY THAT DIDN'T EXIST
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CENTURY.
• BRASILIA IS LISTED AS A WORLD
HERITAGE SITE BY UNESCO.THE CITY IS A
WORLD REFERENCE FOR URBAN
PLANNING.
INTRODUCTION

4. • WHEN SEEN FROM ABOVE, THE CITY’S PILOT
PLAN ,RESEMBLES THE SHAPE OF AN
AIRPLANE OTHERS SEE IT AS A BIRD WITH
OPEN WINGS.
• THE BASIC PLAN WAS A SIMPLE CROSS
§ THERE WERE PLANS FOR THE ARTIFICIAL
LAKE
§ THE CITY GAINED THE SHAPE OF AN AERO
PLANE SYMBOLIZING
§ TWO INTERESTING ACCESS
• - MONUMENTAL AXIS
• - RESIDENTIAL AXIS
§ WIND DIRECTION AND SMOKE OF THE
INDUSTRIES NOT TO BE TOWARDS THE
RESIDENTIAL AREA
PLANNING
CONCEPT

5. • THERE ARE SEPARATE ROADS
FOR LOCAL TRAFFIC AND FOR
THROUGH TRAFFIC.
• ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE
BLOCKS RUNS THE SERVICE
STREET FOR HEAVY
VEHICLES, AND A STRIP
ALONG THE OTHER SIDE OF
THAT HIGHWAY IS RESERVED
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF
GARAGES, REPAIR SHOPS,
WHOLESALE WAREHOUSES,
ETC.
• IN THE MIDDLE. IN PARALLEL,
AT BOTH SIDES, THERE ARE
THE (SMALL AXES), WHICH
GIVE ACCESS TO THE
RESIDENTIALBLOCKS.
•Residential
•Administrative
•Commercial
•Entertainment
ROAD
-­‐CIRCULATION

7. § EACH GROUP SHOULD HAVE
• - A CHURCH
• - A SECONDARY SCHOOL
• - A MOVIE HOUSE
• - A YOUTH CLUB
• - ADEQUATE GREEN SPACE
• BUILDING GOES ONLY SIX
STORIES HIGH
§ LOWER BUILDING FOR
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS IN
BETWEEN SUPER BLOCKS
• NO INDEPENDENT PEDESTRIAN
WAYS EXCEPT VERY FEW
PEDESTRIAN MALLS
RESIDENTIAL
SUPER
BLOCKS

8. • MONUMENTAL SCALE-
Ø WIDE AVENUES OF SIX LANES (IN EACH DIRECTION) THE ESPLANADE FOR
MINISTRIES AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS
► THE BUS STATION (JUNCTION OF TWO AXIS)
► THE CATHEDRAL
► THE PLAZA OF THREE POWERS ARE DESIGNED
• RESIDENTIAL SCALE
► ORDERLY SUPER BLOCKS WITH A UNIFORM HEIGHT OF SIX STORIES
► VAST MOTORWAYS PROVIDING AN EXCELLENT TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM
• GREGARIOUS/SOCIAL SCALE
• THE BUS STATION
• THE ENTERTAINMENT, COMMERCE & RETAIL SECTORS
• BUCOLIC SCALE FOR MAKING BRASÍLIAA PARK CITY, WHERE EVERYTHING
WAS SEPARATED BY VAST GREEN SPACES AND PARKS
DESIGNED CITY HAS 4 SCALES

9. ¡ ROW HOUSES
¡ SUPER BLOCKS
¡ SATELLITE TOWNS
TYPES OF SETTLEMENT

10. POSITIVE ASPECTS OF BRASILIA
§ NOT THREATENED BY ANY KIND OF NATURAL DISASTER
§ VIRTUALLY NO AIR POLLUTION
§ MANY AND LARGE GREEN AREAS
§ GOOD CLIMATE
§ IN ORIGINAL PLAN THERE WERE NO TRAFFIC LIGHTS
NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF BRASILIA
§ Housing prices are very high
§ Public transportation is inefficient
§ Great distance between the buildings
§ Newer satellite town have very few green areas unlike the pilot plan
§ Many of the famous buildings are beautiful but not functional
§ The city has been acclaimed for its use of modernist architecture on a grand scale
§ The city was not designed on a pedestrian scale