O Performativo. Impacto de uma cultura gastronómica entre o social e o doméstico da Arquitetura

Abstract

This dissertation aims to analyze the role of gastronomic culture in shaping the contemporary cultural fabric and its relationship with architectural space. Through a phenomenological perspective and an observational approach that bridges historical and contemporary analysis, the study recognizes the evolution of food practices as a reflection of transitional moments in customs and modes of inhabiting. Both physical structures (dining spaces and home kitchens) and the gastronomic practices developed in them and inherent to them are mentioned. The analysis is projected across two levels of understanding: the pleasure of being-there, referring to meals taken outside the home within a social and exposed context; and the pleasure of being, inscribed within the domestic sphere, where daily repetition contributes to the construction of identity. Both panoramas are observed through a performative lens, understood in this study as a direct result of a bodily perception of space. By recognizing Architecture as a discipline in constant contact with everyday needs, the study concludes that Gastronomy operates as a driver of architectural and cultural development. Thus, the observation and understanding of these practices are confirmed as essential for the proper design of space.