Open Spaces and Transformations in the Territory of the Encosta Norte Housing Complex, East Side of São Paulo

This article consists of an analysis open spaces network in the Encosta Norte Housing Complex, located city São Paulo. The complex accommodates a series areas its extensive area that can be grouped into three categories: programmed spaces, spontaneous use and potentiality. first group squares conceived original CDHU project which contain equipment furniture for permanence, leisure physical exercise. second is result transformation processes has undergone since installation whose uses have been adapted gradually. Potential are empty awaiting definition form use. aims to understand how constituted consolidated from residents make it. To this end, methodology applied technical visits site, interviews with technicians CDHU, addition documents such as maps, projects literature review. As result, fragmented territory was found, free included different categories listed, which, at times, distanced itself planned condition during idealization set. It possible Complex diversified made more flexible depending on each these spaces: sometimes crossing, leisure, latency void.