O POVOADO "OLHO D'AGUINHA": ESTUDO SOBRE ADEQUAÇÃO AMBIENTAL EM CLIMA TROPICAL QUENTE E SECO

Abstract

There is a lack of guidelines to the production of bioclimatic environments in different contexts, especially for the hot and dry tropical climate, located in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil.The objective of this research was to analyze the climatic adequacy of "self-produced" buildings by the inhabitants of the "Olho D'Aguinha" village, Bahia, Brazil, located in the tropical hot and dry climate. The community stands out for some peculiarities, such as houses that are produced using manpower of the own residents and of materials found on the site, such as clay and wood, coming from the Caatinga. In this way, the community was analyzed from its occupation pattern to its architectural characteristics. For this, readings, observations, measurements, field visits and interviews were carried out. It is a community with few resources, in which the buildings present some deficiencies and that, often, the residents are acclimated. The guidelines seek to balance vernacular knowledge with the technical results found. Among these are the choice of materials with low thermal conductivity, promoting lower thermal amplitude in the internal environments, and the small dimensioning of the external openings, in order to avoid the loss of moisture, through excessive ventilation.