type: final thesis for a Bachelor’s degree
role: student
collaboration: Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
year: 2016

The project is a public urban nautical park on the border of the Guarapiranga Dam. The intention is to turn it into a nautical sports school—not mechanized—for the population in São Paulo and to requalify and restructure the region. Furthermore, raising awareness among the population about preserving springs and water quality is essential.

Both the Guarapiranga dam and the architectural preexistence—Santapaula Iateclube and Boat Garage, designed by the architects Vilanova Artigas and Carlos Cascaldi in the 1970s—are considered potentialities and constraints to developing the urban nautical park.

Each pier has a different program, and it is possible to access the piers either by the park or by water. The Boat Garage becomes an events pavilion. Its function is to promote the practice of nautical sports and make the population aware of the importance of protecting the environment.

The masterplan is divided into two parts: the Boulevard and the Park:

boulevard

Many unused buildings exist, including the Santa Paula Iateclube. Therefore, commercial and service buildings were proposed, and the Santa Paula Iateclube became a Water and Environment Institute. The new buildings will serve the local population and also support the park.

park

Due to constant changes in water level, the park is almost entirely flooded. Therefore, all the buildings are projected to be on piers above the floodable level. There are six piers along 2.3km of the dam. Their accesses result from the paths’ extension, which follows horizontally at the non-floodable level. Consequently, there are small bridges along the park.

Bachelor’s degree In Architecture and Urbanism
University: Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Thesis: “Nautical Park in Guarapiranga.”;
Thesis Advisor: Marcos José Carrilho (Universidade de São Paulo)
Project Advisor: Lucas Fehr (Universidade de São Paulo)