Banca de DEFESA: MANUELA DE SOUZA LEITE

Ca.su.los:ARCHITECTURAL PROPOSAL FOR UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE LOCATED

IN A DRY AND HOT CLIMATE REGION IN THE SEMI-ARID NORTHEAST

Student housing; Semi-arid; Thermal comfort.

This article consists of a design proposal for university campus residences in Mossoró city, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. This document consists of a technical report and an architecture project. Male residences at the Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido (UFERSA) campus were built in the 1980s. Even with recent structure repairs, these residences still keep old original aspects and continue to present issues related to thermal performance, not having leisure and socialization common areas, as well as low housing units based on nowadays demand. This project provides a solution to those identified problems by designing a new student housing through systematic planning data analysis, simulations, and solution application. To accomplish that, specific research was made based on site bioclimatic criteria, as well as theoretical studies for design definition guidelines related to temporary housing and software analysis simulation for better ventilation, sunlight, and acoustic parameters. Study results and discussions presented throughout the project provide an appropriate solution to campus housing needs according to the local climate and the possibility of meeting the current and future vacancies demand, respecting building performance requirements, proper living conditions, and contributing to project practice expansion, enriching the design methods of architects.