Arquitetura Religiosa Contemporânea: parâmetros para um projeto de requalificação e ampliação da igreja de Santo Antônio em Naviraí/MS

Abstract

This final undergraduate paper establishes design parameters for the requalification and expansion of the Santo Antônio Church in Naviraí/MS. The research stems from a bibliographic review focused on the relationship between Catholic liturgical principles, notably those of the Second Vatican Council, and the configuration of contemporary celebratory spaces. The analysis of five case studies of churches built after 2010 allowed for the identification of recurring architectural strategies, such as the reconfiguration of the assembly into a pluridirectional layout, the pursuit of horizontality between the presbytery and the congregation, and the qualified use of natural light as a symbolic element. Such strategies, combined with a formal and material refinement, grounded the guidelines that directed the intervention proposal. The resulting preliminary project, therefore, aims at the spatial and symbolic update of the building, proposing an architecture that is sensitive to the local context and aligned with the current demands of liturgical and community experience.