“parasita
pa·ra·si·ta
adj m+f sm
1 BIOL Diz-se de ou organismo
que vive em outro organismo
(hospedeiro), dele retirando seu
alimento e geralmente causando-lhe
dano.”
pa·ra·si·ta
adj m+f sm
1 BIOL Diz-se de ou organismo
que vive em outro organismo
(hospedeiro), dele retirando seu
alimento e geralmente causando-lhe
dano.”
(MICHAELIS, [ca. 2023])
“parasitar
pa·ra·si·tar
vtd
1 Viver como parasita, nutrindo-se de
outro animal ou vegetal.
vtd e vint
2 Viver à custa de; explorar.”
(MICHAELIS, [ca. 2023])
A paratise being means an organism that needs another one in order to survive. This one is called the host, and may or may not be harmed by this relationship. Thus, CAU/PA (2017) states that there is an analogy between the way these parasitic organisms survive and some of the conditions in which architecture can be subjected. Therefore, those situations in which one building is dependent on another, such as a building attached to a larger pre-existing structure, can be considered parasitic architecture.
COLLAGE OF THE INTERVENTION PROJECT IN PAULISTA AVENUE. SOURCE: AUTHOR, 2023.
APPLYING CONCEPT IN THE PAULISTA AVENUE AND THE INTERVENTION PROJECT
According to the same author, dutch architects Merel Pit, Karel Steller and Gerjan Streng write that “(...) by occupying empty spaces in urban regions that are already densely built up, parasite architecture places itself as a foreign body that generates discomfort and therefore has transformative potential”. This is the case, for example, with Paulista Avenue. Part of the underground floors left after the interruption of the “Nova Paulista” project will be considered the hosts, since the “parasitic organism” will be the project intervention called “Void Activation: A Cultural Project in the Hidden Underground of Paulista Avenue”.
This design will not have any harmful characteristics for any of the “organisms involved”. On the contrary. The parasite will be an intervention project in completely idle spaces, abandoned by the public authorities. By activating them, the project will bring more liveliness to these underground spaces located in one of the most important points of the São Paulo metropolis, and will therefore be a very rich intervention for the population.
When dealing with the concept of intervention, Solà-Morales (1979) apud Zonno (2017) states that any problem of intervention is a problem of interpreting an existing work of architecture, since the possibilities of intervening in a space are always related to how to interpret the new discourse that the building can reproduce.
When dealing with the concept of intervention, Solà-Morales (1979) apud Zonno (2017) states that any problem of intervention is a problem of interpreting an existing work of architecture, since the possibilities of intervening in a space are always related to how to interpret the new discourse that the building can reproduce.
COLLAGE OF THE INTERVENTION PROJECT IN PAULISTA AVENUE. SOURCE: AUTHOR, 2023.
According to the same author, an intervention is the power to make the building say something again, in other words, to re-signify it. Thus, when faced with the provocation of dialoguing with an existing building, the architect must seek compatibility, but can also seek contrast, exposure and/or enhancement of certain aspects of the work. The intervention is not a limiting factor for the architect's creativity, but rather the possibility of a dialog between old and new and a contemporary interpretation.
It can be concluded, then, that the design proposal is a parasitic architectural intervention, since the project penetrates the pre-existing building and appropriates the space, even embracing several pre-existing and abandoned units. The project transforms five underground constructions into a single project with a cultural proposal that allows natural lighting and ventilation to permeate the first floor. The parasite is not harmful to the building itself. It is even a benign parasite, resurrecting organisms that were once forgotten.
PHYSICAL MODEL OF THE INTERVENTION PROJECT. SOURCE: AUTHOR, 2023.
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Acesso em: 21 mar. 2023.
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