O lugar dos supermercados na cidade: um estudo tipológico na avenida Rio Branco – Juiz de Fora / MG

Abstract

This dissertation is product of a research about theme retail and city, with focus on supermarkets, adopts like empirical study object. The research was motivated by the following problem: How are supermarkets inserted in the city, under architectural and urban point of view? More specifically, it sought understand the architectural and urban relationships between supermarkets and city, as from study of supermarkets insertions at Rio Branco Avenue, in Juiz de Fora (Brazil). Nevertheless supermarkets have differents configurations, they was investigated under typological point of view, considering the following analyses categories: history lot, building on the lot, volumetry, aspects of environmental, access, façade and visual communication. This is investigation eminently with exploratory and qualitative character, based on bibliographical, documental and empirical research, with contemplated the study of four cases. At end, concludes which the supermarkets follow logics of architectural an urban insertion according their format, being influenced by city dynamic and also influencing it. Nowadays, thei are places for daily shopping, but also tour and leisure, it can be understood as reflections of social demands and as a relevant program in the contemporary city.