ABSTRACT
This theme arises from observing the recent urban transformations of an area in the southwest sector of São Paulo. The region shows a distinct pattern of urbanisation in line with the guidelines of the real-estate market of the tertiary sector, seeking to meet the demands of privileged segments of the population, to the detriment of the interests of popular classes. To reverse this pattern, the location of buildings becomes a key element to foster solutions that result in plots of land with fluidity features and permeable to urban appropriation. The study employs a survey and an analysis of quantitative and qualitative data to address the issue of the connection between buildings and public spaces for pedestrians in areas of new centralities. The results obtained demonstrate the predominance of buildings isolated on the plots and removed from their context, with the persistence of patterns that repeat the process of socio-spatial fragmentation.
