The poetics of natural light in some of Paulo Mendes da Rocha’s works: A POÉTICA DA LUZ NATURAL NA OBRA DE PAULO MENDES DA ROCHA ; A poética da luz natural em algumas obras de Paulo Mendes da Rocha: A POÉTICA DA LUZ NATURAL NA OBRA DE PAULO MENDES DA ROCHA ; DE CONCRETO E LUZ: A POÉTICA DA LUZ NATURAL NA OBRA DE PAULO MENDES DA ROCHA

This article seeks to understand the process of managing natural light in Paulo Mendes da Rocha’s works. Despite being internationally recognized, the few studies on his work focus on the boldness of his structures and the expression of concrete, the insertion of his buildings into place, and his process of imagination and design. The way he handles natural light is practically absent in this literature, despite there being strong evidence that the interaction between natural light and matter is thought of by him in the design act. The methodology was constructed using four methods originating from different theoretical approaches: the phenomenology of McCarter and Pallasmaa, and of Shirazi; Plummer’s approach to lighting effects; the classification of devices to enable access of natural light to the interior proposed by Edgan, and the taxonomy of geometric shapes generated by light when it comes into contact with matter, elaborated by Holl. Such analytical methods were applied to three works by the architect: Brennand Chapel, Leme Galery, and MuBE. The results were reflected in a phenomenal dendrogram, allowing us to find patterns of light management by the architect, which suggests a poetics of natural light with a strong emotional appeal. ; Este trabalho busca compreender o processo de manejo da luz natural em obras de Paulo Mendes da Rocha. Apesar de internacionalmente reconhecido, os poucos estudos sobre sua obra concentram-se na ousadia das estruturas e na expressão do concreto, na inserção dos edifícios no lugar e no processo de imaginação e projeto. A forma como ele manuseia a luz natural é praticamente ausente nesta literatura, apesar de existirem fortes indícios de que a interação entre luz natural e matéria é por ele pensada no ato projetual. A metodologia foi construída a partir de quatro métodos oriundos de diferentes abordagens teóricas: na fenomenologia de McCarter e Pallasmaa e de Shirazi; na abordagem dos efeitos luminosos de Plummer na classificação de artifícios para possibilitar o acesso da ...