Invisible Brasilias: 5th place in the Plano Piloto contest
Get to know the project of Milton Ghiraldini and Construtecnica S.A.
A regular city
Masterplan. Authors’ redesign.Museu de Arte de Brasília - MAB
The main zones
would be divided into well-defined areas: long blocks of single-family houses would be arranged around a unique urban center, which houses commercial, cultural and governmental functions of the capital.
In the center
would be located the commercial center, the civic square, the cultural center, the embassies, the central market, the bus station and a small part of the city’s housing.
View of the commercial sector. Authors’ rendering.Museu de Arte de Brasília - MAB
Large courtyards
of free pedestrian circulation would be bordered by office buildings and hotels. Covered walkways would connect stores and restaurants to squares and internal gardens.
Visit the commercial area
and get to know one of these large internal courtyards.
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View from the government sector. Authors’ rendering.Museu de Arte de Brasília - MAB
The civic square
would be located to theeast of the urban center, near the ministerial buildings and embassies. It would contain the palaces of the executive, legislative and judicial powers.
Enter the square
and get to know this great monumental space.
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View of the residential sector. Authors’ rendering.Museu de Arte de Brasília - MAB
Houses, greenways and parks
The four large housing zones would be for single-family homes permeated by greeways and parks. Within the neighborhood unit, one would find daily services such as schools, pharmacies and local commerce.
Housing for singles
Curiously, a small housing area of high-rise buildings would also be proposed in the central part of the city, designed for singles.
Meet the neighborhood unit
where high-rise buildings are located.
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To find out more about the contest, click here: Introduction
Get to know the other finalist projects:
1° - Lucio Costa
2° - Boruch Milman and team
3°/4° - Rino Levi and team
3°/4° - MM Roberto and team
5° - Milton Ghiraldini and team
5° - Henrique Mindlin and Giancarlo Palanti
5° - Vilanova Artigas and team
Datasheet:
Sponsorship: Fundo de Apoio à Cultura - FAC
Realization: Museu de Arte de Brasília - MAB
Authorship and Idealization: Danilo Fleury and Maíra Guimarães
Curatorship: Danilo Fleury, Maíra Guimarães and Rogério Carvalho
Expography: Coarquitetos , Danilo Fleury and Maíra Guimarães
Production: Curatorship of Cultural Projects, Leonardo Gois
Graphic Design: Coarquitetos, Danilo Fleury and Maíra Guimarães
Collaborators: Giovana Martins, Marcela Budó, Marcos Paulo Cruz and Lucas Patriota
Bibliographic references:
BRAGA, Milton. O concurso de Brasília: sete projetos para uma capital. Museu da Casa Brasileira, 2010.
FICHER, Sylvia; BATISTA, Geraldo Nogueira; LEITÃO, Francisco; FRANÇA, Dionísio Alves de. Brasília: uma história de planejamento In RODRÍGUEZ, Eduard, e FIGUEIRA, Cibele Vieira A (Brasilia 1956 - 2006, de la fundación de una ciudad capita l al ca pital de la ciudad) Lleida: Milenio, 2006. pp. 55-97.
GUIMARÃES, Maíra Oliveira. Uma capital para um lago, um palácio e um hotel. In: VI Encontro da Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo. 2020.
SILVA, Elcio Gomes da. Os palácios originais de Brasília Tese (Universidade de Brasília). Brasília, 2012.
TAVARES, Jeferson. Projetos para Brasília 1927-1957. IPHAN, 2014.
