Minimum contemporary apartment: development of the concept of use as key for obtaining its quality

Abstract The phenomenon of minimizing apartments is a view reality in a significant number of properties sold in Brazil, with unsatisfactory and inappropriate design solutions for contemporary ways of life. Therefore, it is crucial to analyze these spaces, seeking ways to mitigate such problems through understanding the uses. This article is part of the Master thesis "Minimum contemporary apartments: development of the concept of use as key for obtaining its quality" developed in the Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism - School of Architecture Planning and Design (FAUeD) of the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), funded by Fapemig. Its main objective is to analyze the inadequacies generated by the minimization of apartments, its effects on the ways of living, indicating parameters to guide the improvement of the functional quality of these spaces, through closer interaction between design and architecture. Focuses on the performance aspects of the concept of use, ranging from the architectural elements that make up the space to the activities performed in the household and their overlaps. The analysis allowed us to visualize the performance and role of the concept of use, obtaining as results the recommendations intended to produce the minimum apartment, realizing that a dwelling and its furniture and equipment are part of a variable and dynamic process.