Architecture and fire safety in public meeting places: analysis of Boate Kiss case

• Grant number: 15/01612-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: May 01, 2015
• End date: April 30, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Architecture and Town Planning - Architecture and Urbanism Technology
• Principal Investigator: Rosária Ono
• Grantee: Aline Sayuri Takeda
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (FAU). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research project aims the study of fire safety in places of public assembly and as a case study, the fire at the Kiss nightclub in the city of Santa Maria (RS). The study will be in two stages, the first being on a review and analysis of regulations on the subject. The second stage would be an analysis of existing data on the case of fire at the Kiss nightclub considering the architectural conditions and the behavior of occupants in the specific emergency situation. (AU)