Arq te cura: Estudo Preliminar Arquitetônico de Comunidade Terapêutica em Campina Grande-PB.

Abstract

This final project presents a preliminary architectural study for the implementation of a Therapeutic Community in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil, focusing on drug addiction treatment and the social reintegration of those sheltered. The project is based on the observation that, although TCs represent a fundamental resource in combating addiction in Brazil, many of them have been the target of reports of human rights violations, structural precariousness, and a lack of adequate architectural guidelines. In this context, the research highlights the urgent need to rethink the spaces designated for this population, recognizing that architecture is not merely a physical support, but an active instrument of healing, dignity, and acceptance. The overall objective is to develop a Preliminary Architectural Study for a Therapeutic Community in Campina Grande, Paraíba, capable of contributing to the well-being of addicts through humane architecture. To achieve this goal, we investigated the definitions, guidelines, regulations, and legislation applicable to TCs to inform and qualify the project; analyzed architectural solutions appropriate to the program through related studies, understanding how architecture has responded to the demands of the problem; and presented design strategies that foster inclusion and interaction between society and users in the recovery process, fostering conditions for social reintegration and the building of healthy relationships. The theoretical foundation encompassed current legislation, technical documents, and national and international design references focused on therapeutic architecture. The methodology adopted involved a literature review, document analysis, related studies, and a pre-design assessment of the implementation area. The resulting proposal is organized into administrative, therapeutic, residential, and community areas, designed to ensure environmental comfort, safety, belonging, and encouragement of autonomy, translating the principles of welcoming, protecting, dignifying, and reintegrating into concrete spaces. Thus, this work reaffirms the relevance of architecture in promoting mental health and rehabilitating vulnerable individuals, proposing solutions that combine functionality and humanization. In Campina Grande, the implementation of the project symbolizes not only a response to the local lack of adequate institutions, but also a gesture of hope that architecture will resonate throughout the urban fabric as an agent of social transformation.