Conceptual models of movement and circulation in the architectural project

Resumo

This paper aims to reveal results of a research project that began in 2009 and the development of its several stages, analyzing architectural designs focusing on the circulation system and its elements. Some designs were selected for analysis of circulation system and their relationship with concept, program and partii.

Their analyses were carried out over bibliographical review, graphic data from primary sources, visits, analysis by drawings and photos. From the research carried out, conceptual models of movement and circulation from different moments of architecture history were identified. In this study, we present a synthesis of the theory knowledge generated emerged in this research project, which relates Theory and Design of Architecture with original idea of the creative analysis of the architecture design from the circulation system and its elements, as a fundamental structure of the architectural partii.