mainland from the wind and seas, it is fundamental to preserve its dunes that face the winds and protect the area behind it from the effects of these coastal agents. The requalification project for Ilha Comprida shoreline is thus conceived as a pilot project to transform this ocean frontage. It employs strategies that contemplate the natural conditions as well as the needs of residents and visitors, providing structures that positively intervene in the natural flows while simultaneously
guiding use and visitation of this public space par excellence. Land parceling in the city’s downtown area is characterized by an orthogonal grid with 50 meter wide blocks, configuring a number of streets perpendicular to the beach that lead a large number of users to Beira-Mar Avenue, where services for mostly summer tourists are located in a disorganized way, creating a number of conflicts between pedestrians, vehicles, cyclists, sellers, kiosks, and temporary structures, in
addition to the already mentioned environmental problems. The project begins with the ordering of these seaside usages. The bus stops for public transportation are taken as a mediating element between the beach (the natural environment) and the urban occupation (the built environment). It intends to carry out an urban transformation based on the public issue of mass transportation, which will allow for a truly democratic approach to the designed space.