Geodesign Process Model: the Role of Visualisation in Feasibility Study of Urban Parameters

The paper investigates the Geodesign framework in designing a building according to existing normative, using the case study of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to illustrate the process. The methodology is descriptive and based on an interview with an expert in this area and on the consultation of relevant local official urban regulation. The aim is to decode several steps and tools that are part of the everyday practice of a professional who deals with normative in Belo Horizonte. Thus, the main objectives are: (i) capture the process steps and bring it into a visual plan; (ii) highlight the tools used by professionals to decode local normative; (iii) visualise the entire set of actions that make up the process; (iv) elucidate an important step that may eventually become part of a Planning Support System. In particular, the main goal is to focus on one situation and identify possible tools and processes that might contribute to truly sharing the urban codes which determine the construction of the urban landscape today in Brazil.