VERTICALIZATION IN HETEROGENEOUS URBAN SITES: ARCHITECTURAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS IN BELO HORIZONTE, MG, BRAZIL

Djair Junio de Souza Oliveira

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VERTICALIZATION IN HETEROGENEOUS URBAN SITES: ARCHITECTURAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS IN BELO HORIZONTE, MG, BRAZIL

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Djair Junio de Souza Oliveira

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Subject area

4. Contemporary Challenges in Heritage Discourse - A critical examination of the state of the art in heritage discussions, considering the evolving perspectives and challenges that have emerged since the inception of the Venice Charter. Examining the relevance of the Venice Charter in the current context, with a focus on challenges posed by the Western divide between nature and culture, the growing importance of metropolises, social inequities, the environmental impact of human activities, disasters and conflicts, among others.

Publishing Date

11/04/2025

Country of Publishing

Brazil | Brasil

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Inglês

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https://www.even3.com.br/anais/icomos-scientific-symposium-2024-439820/849711-verticalization-in-heterogeneous-urban-sites--architectural-intervention-projects-in-belo-horizonte-mg-brazil

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978-65-272-1284-3

Keywords

Urban heritage, verticalization, heritage council, intervention project in built heritage

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This article addresses the preservation of built cultural heritage within historic or traditional urban ensembles of heterogeneous production in the face of conflicts related to urban land densification through verticalization. Vertical interventions, such as the implementation of towers in contexts of listed horizontal buildings within protected urban areas, can significantly alter the local ambiance and the surroundings of cultural assets. In this context, design parameters such as height, site layout, setbacks, visibility, and surface treatment are critical determinants of the final built outcome of the intervention. In the Municipality of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, the Deliberative Council of Cultural Heritage (CDPCM-BH) is the body responsible for approving guidelines and intervention projects on built heritage. Established by Municipal Law 3802/84 on July 6, 1984, the CDPCM-BH has the role of reconciling conflicts of values and interests regarding the territory, addressing public, private, preservation, and real estate market interests directly. This article hypothesizes that the CDPCM-BH's actions contribute to the technical adequacy of intervention projects, aiming to achieve design harmony in the insertion of contemporary volumes on plots with pre-existing buildings. In this sense, we view heritage councils as public forums for debate, negotiation, and valuation in the field of heritage preservation, developing intersubjective processes of meaning attribution and deliberation on preservation and intervention methods. The objective of this article is to understand how the Deliberative Council of Cultural Heritage of the Municipality of Belo Horizonte deliberates on the issue of verticalization in protected urban ensembles within the city's central area, delimited by Avenida do Contorno. Through the analysis of three approved and constructed vertical intervention projects, we discuss the criteria and values established by the CDPCM-BH for the approval process of these projects. Analyzing this subject throughout the council's historical performance (1984-2024) allows us to understand the changes and continuities in the council's understanding of the verticalization phenomenon. Thus, we outline a trajectory marked by different periods in which the council established specific sets of values and criteria that influenced the built form of approved intervention projects in the city's central area.

Title of the Event: ICOMOS SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM 2024
City of the Event: Ouro Preto
Title of the Proceedings of the event: ICOMOS 2024 Scientific Symposium Proceedings
Name of the Publisher: Even3
Means of Dissemination: Meio Digital

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OLIVEIRA, Djair Junio de Souza. VERTICALIZATION IN HETEROGENEOUS URBAN SITES: ARCHITECTURAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS IN BELO HORIZONTE, MG, BRAZIL.. In: ICOMOS 2024 Scientific Symposium Proceedings. Anais...Ouro Preto(MG) Convention Center / UFOP/ UFMG Campus, 2024. Available in: https//www.even3.com.br/anais/icomos-scientific-symposium-2024-439820/849711-VERTICALIZATION-IN-HETEROGENEOUS-URBAN-SITES--ARCHITECTURAL-INTERVENTION-PROJECTS-IN-BELO-HORIZONTE-MG-BRAZIL. Access in: 19/07/2025