Córrego do Bispo Linear Park – Main Core

SÃO PAULO

Córrego do Bispo Linear Park

Since 2019, the Implementation, Projects and Works Division (DIPO) of the Municipal Secretariat for the Environment (SVMA) has been developing studies for Córrego do Bispo Linear Park, whose resulting urban guidelines informed the development of the Preliminary Architecture and Urban Design Study. Natureza Urbana was contracted to revise the Preliminary Study, prepare surveys, and develop the Basic and Executive Projects for architecture, urban design, landscape, structures and infrastructure for Córrego do Bispo Linear Park.

Córrego do Bispo Linear Park is located in the Cachoeirinha District, within the Casa Verde Subprefecture, in the Northern Region of the Municipality of São Paulo. It occupies a site adjacent to the Cantareira Mountain Range, sharing its entire northern boundary with the Cantareira State Park.

The Main Core of Córrego do Bispo Linear Park will feature two access gates, each with a guardhouse to be constructed. The main entrance, located in front of EMEI Maria Lucia Petit da Silva, will include a generous access forecourt with urban furniture designed to welcome the public, as well as a gatehouse with a canopy that extends over the forecourt. From this access point, a sequence of inclined planes connects the various proposed facilities within the park and resolves the grade difference leading up to the main building. The second access gate, which also includes a gatehouse and a small canopy, functions as a more technical entrance, connected directly to the service area of the main building.

The program of the main building is divided into three structures built with structural ceramic masonry, connected by three overlapping metal canopies with insulated metal roofing. The building closest to the public entrance houses the public restrooms, and its canopy projection creates a large open but sheltered multipurpose space. The second structure accommodates the administrative room, storage area, and staff pantry, and the third structure, located near the service entrance, houses the staff restrooms and locker rooms, as well as the technical maintenance area.

In front of the buildings, bleachers interspersed with planters were designed, serving a dual purpose: they create social gathering and seating areas while also functioning as retaining structures for the terrain. Together with the proposed facilities and urban furniture, they create leisure, gathering and play spaces for the park’s future users. The chosen structural system—structural masonry combined with metal structure—enabled a fast and economical construction with a contemporary architectural language. The roof planes, in addition to providing sheltered areas for social interaction, include a rainwater collection system that directs runoff to a reuse tank for storage and later distribution to exterior faucets used for cleaning outdoor areas and irrigating the landscape.

The project also includes the renovation and adaptation of the sidewalk connecting the Main Core to the Fazendinha Core. The sidewalk will be widened, and in open clearings along the route, fitness equipment, playground elements and urban furniture were installed, creating small gathering plazas between the two park cores.