BEABÁ : centro de desenvolvimento e empreendedorismo para mães.

Abstract

This Final Course Work is based on the observation of a recurring scenario in Brazilian society: the difficulty faced by many women in reconciling motherhood with entering or remaining in the job market. Given the lack of structural support, training opportunities and adequate spaces, the Beabá Center is proposed — a public facility focused on the development of maternal entrepreneurship, with environments for professional qualification, psychosocial support and childcare. The project will be implemented in an area of great symbolic and historical value: the site of the old Rio Pardo/RS Railway Station, a listed cultural heritage site in the city, whose remaining structure will be incorporated and reinterpreted as part of the architectural proposal. This work aims to build the theoretical basis and conceptual repertoire necessary for the second stage of the TFG in Architecture and Urbanism, which will consist of developing the architectural project for the Beabá Center. Topics covered include motherhood and career, female entrepreneurship, maternal mental health, living spaces and emotional support, as well as the role of architecture in creating inclusive, functional and welcoming environments. The proposal seeks, through architecture, to foster learning, economic autonomy and personal empowerment of women, contributing to the transformation of local realities.