Artigo:

The present article constructs an interlocution between design and human activity within the spaces of urban sociability and has as case study the relations established in the so called Low Center of the city of Belo Horizonte. In order to understand the social being in possibilities, choices and contexts, the concepts were revised from the perspective of some authors, data cross-referencing and field research. By observing the process of socio-territorial inclusion in the studied area and investigating its re-signification and appropriation by distinct social groups, it was possible to think about the role of design as a transforming agent of a place and to perceive the difficulties that appear when confronted with vocations of use of the public places and the diverse interests of planning. It was also observed that in spaces transformed into social places, also by design, it seems logical that much of the effectiveness and belongings are given from the correct choices in the design decisions.