The document outlines design principles for sustainable redevelopment in Porto Maravilha, Rio de Janeiro. It emphasizes putting people first by including favelas and their residents. It stresses the importance of connections by making the city more walkable and accessible. It also recommends small, transformative projects that serve residents' needs and activate streets to improve livability. The design principles are meant to guide redevelopment in a way that benefits current residents through a sustainable, community-focused approach.

1. Putting People First in Porto Maravilha
Gamboa | Saúde | Santo Cristo | Morro da Providência
American Institute of Architects Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team

2. 1. Put People First
Design Principals for a sustainable Porto Maravilha
•Include favelas-- human capital is too valuable to waste

3. 2. Focus on Connections
Design Principals for a sustainable Porto Maravilha
•Make the city more walkable and accessible.
Road deaths nearly
equal murders
Non-operational cable car

4. Design Principals for a sustainable Porto Maravilha
•Reduce the need for long-distance connections

5. 3. Be Transformative
Design Principals for a sustainable Porto Maravilha
unbalanced
isolated land uses
balanced
opportunities to live,
work & play

6. 4. Include Small Gestures
Design Principals for a sustainable Porto Maravilha
•Transformations take time. Small projects TODAY

7. 5. Serving Residents’ Needs Serves Tourists
Design Principals for a sustainable Porto Maravilha
•Everyone wants a livable place

8. 6. Activate Streets
Design Principals for a sustainable Porto Maravilha
•Expand life on the street

9. 7. Celebrate Heritage
Design Principals for a sustainable Porto Maravilha
•Catalyze human sustainable development

10. 8. Make the Business Case
Community Economic Development
Design Principals for a sustainable Porto Maravilha
•Benefits all
•Saves cost of wasted lives

11. Regional Context
long commutes, travel obstacles, crime and crashes

13. Edificio NOITE Hotel

15. Valongo Wharf Visitor Center

16. Infill and adaptive reuse- Rua Sacadura Cabral

17. Kobra adaptive reuse

18. Market in Kobra building

19. Live/Work Incubator- innovation district

20. Bay-side warehouse swim pavilion

21. Redevelopment-Gamboa cable base

22. Santo Cristo mixed-income housing

26. Repurposing of warehouses- historic building

27. Santo Cristo market

28. Adaptive Reuse of Ruins

30. Police Station redevelopment

32. • Rendering of condominium at police building goes here

33. União Carioca
Heritage Trails as a Component of
Sustainable Urban Cultural Tourism

34. The intent of the trail is to generate investment and regenerate neighborhoods,
such as Sacadura Cabral Street, create a sense of pride and belonging for young
and old generations through collective memories and sense of place, and
strengthen the economy through cultural heritage and local resources.

35. Connecting Culture through Urban Conservation

36. Creating Pride through Heritage

37. Leveraging Heritage for Revitalization

38. Tells a Story

39. Rio as exemplary 21st Century City
• Assets: world renown natural features, buildings, events (e.g., Samba)
• Challenges: poverty, crime, depleted resources, corruption

40. 21st Century City also means solving
• Resilient economy for ALL
• Trusted collaborations- public entities, businesses, and community
• Building sustainably
• Affordable quality education, day care, and health care
• Crime reduction interventions- including social needs

41. CDURP for port redevelopment
• CDURP wants mixed-use and mixed-income, active uses.
• CDURP incentives: transfer of air rights, property tax exemptions for
affordable units, no parking requirements
• But needs:
• More assistance to
achieve all Port
goals
• Expanded
geography of focus
areas to benefit
neighborhoods

42. Opportunities: Tax Increment Financing
• Property taxes from new development funds infrastructure,
affordable housing, adaptive re-uses, historic preservation
Portland pearl district 1999 to 2017: TIF affordable housing, historic
rehabs, parks, performing art facility, streetcar

43. Opportunities: Linkage Fees
• Fees charged to developers of multifamily or commercial buildings
to help fund affordable housing and historic preservation

44. Opportunities: University & Hospital Partnerships
• Universities and Hospitals invest in their communities by
purchasing locally, investing in local building rehab, or
renting space in rehabbed buildings

45. Opportunities: Naming Rights/Sponsorships
• Companies, institutions and individuals purchase naming
rights to fund buildings and operations.

46. Engage your partners--plan your next 20 years

47. IAB-RJ: Demonstrations before UIA2020