Resumo:

Aiming at waste reduction and new creative uses of pruned branches and felled trees, this project proposes urban wood as a new material suppl y for the didactic (prototyping and experimenting) laboratories of the School of Architecture, Urbanism and D esign of the University of São Paulo this study r evolved around the invasive species Leucaena leucocephala ( a very unusual wood for product design, but abundant at the Armando de Salles Oliveira Campus of the University of São Paulo that needs to be exterminated It was concluded that the Leucena wood has great potential for reuse in the laboratory of the School due to its mechanical and workability properties. Its use would be more suitable for the construction of small products and furniture due to its natural dimensions, resist a nce and lightness, as well as the different color of its grain. The degree s of difficulty and success of each operation ( sanding, drilling) are presented to guide future projects towards best prac tices with this type of wood still little known.