The Rio Tavares District redefines urban expansion by establishing the natural landscape as the primary organizing matrix for everyday life. Situated in Florianópolis, within a sensitive ecotone between coastal dunes and the Atlantic Forest, the project occupies a strategic infill site through a compact, mixed-use typology. More than just a rigorous methodological framework, the masterplan is the result of an active participatory process involving municipal authorities, local associations, and the community. This collective design approach ensures socially sanctioned solutions, aligning urban infrastructure requirements with the environmental precision needed to preserve restinga ecosystems and enhance biotic connectivity.

The urban strategy balances residential densification with local economic catalysts, fostering a high-vitality urban fabric. Utilizing a volumetric transect of low to medium stories buildings, the plan optimizes land use to maintain a 70% permeability ratio, integrating housing, commerce, and services into human-scaled nodes. Central to the proposal is a commitment to social equity: 15% of units are dedicated to Social Interest Housing (HIS), strategically integrated near transit and service corridors to ensure economic growth occurs through socio-spatial inclusion rather than segregation.

District resilience is anchored by Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), transforming hydrological and microclimate management into living infrastructure. Community gardens, bio-retention cells, and a continuous park network structure the urban fabric, protecting the water table and restoring local biodiversity. By buffering the restinga through a transitional park with low-impact trails, the Rio Tavares District stands as a blueprint for resilient development—a model in which urban design acts as the structural support for an ecosystem, allowing landscape, social equity, and the local economy to coexist in harmony.