Public spaces design for
urban regeneration
Giulia Chiummiento, Federico Orsini
an an urbn o londscope projet ora,
public space influence the perception of
happiness or these are nf influenced
y other fotos or conditions (climate,
mood, ete)?
‘Beyond the Modern
New Urban Quality
‘The stan growth, that has characterized
the sta centres has compromise the
habitat in which the human being develope
sown essential activities indovina 2005)
The emergence of sc sues, e segrega:
ion and Inresse of social inguliy xo
nomial sues, acominueusincres inthe
cosampton of resources, environmental
isc. a ar pito lo of bode,
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Sseclyome the contguencesfhivun
control expansion
Fart thete uc are sey related the
Modernism uan win. Is tent,
thatthe Modernist approach te 1 solve
pr of the sus related othe nineteenth
century industrial development (as utban
thin ving quay, et es lo ru
hat the proposed schien as urban zo
ing the des of the ue, the buildings
rations, he exigencies andariesion,
ce) ledrotbeemenence ope sndeqully
sesos problems.
‘The genera deteriortioncfthe urbane
rents qualy evident pad he sto
urban publ spaces intended a the con
cie system of open spaces between the
aiding Sagas (Gel 297 that fom che
“eos tan lve the necessary quality the
ce human aves (os faces.
safe. comfortably. lesb. et)
Approach for
In the same yeas, interatiora sine
research tanto analyz he reason ofthis
qual los These importan studies give
Fo tothe human being. and hi dynamic
sod multiple eigenes, the sole of being
centre ofthe design invetigaton, Ecos
ing in para on the comple interaction
times ham bong tod coro
In particule these sube, analysing se
ea components ofthe urban environment.
for example the selten withthe cara
cos, 196 Venturi et Brown. 185 Inge
Sell, 2006) the dimension and the shape of
poli paces (Ge. 3973 Alexander. 1977
White 1980, the elton Between the i
faste and the publ space functions
(ham. 2971) the sty win perception
(lynch 1969) theconsequenes theta
pollton (Nice 2978), et ty to define
(iferen approches o overcome the ints
ofthe Modernist del. fn the ight ofthese
onsderations we san deduce the complex
ln atthe base urban environment and ts
control and why the Modem, charter.
and by atedetonal approach Gage
2018) dido understand the environmental
complesity AS a result of the general ine
pc to undestand this complex, the
Baden movement dda deine spropi
te tcl o contol, frouing the ees
fence of new eses (moreover caused by
the concept separation between human
hein ad environment hein).
More cent researches (Sahm, cos rel
1, poop Zarái, 105: Zumthor 2007 ee)
Investigate the concep ofenviconment an.
Wing the concept of perception to under
Stand the reltonship between the human
‘eng a open tem of mip senor
connections and ch environment a ar
ence Thee studies consider the ambience
a à complex sytem defined by physic:
componeatlight temperature sound to,
piece components (hormonal ner
sin. sensorial apparanı, metabolism,
ce) and cultural components (experience,
memory culture. ete), and bythe complet
Interaction father component. Thi ap
pros, that find fi efeences sith the
Previous studies of Mee font, Seren,
«se. considers the human being ae an open.
system, interacting withthe dynamic, non
near comple sytemofthe environmental
components. The publi space qua à
produit alle iterations that bllsthe
Sblence, between ts components ad the
huma perception Remtheseesearchesi’s
extremely lear how the "perceived quality
strong inisenend by the ambience and
in particu, by its genera tmosphem. Un
dentendingtheenirenmental components
that afec the space atmosphere, means 10
conte the quay o ubli paces,
In addition to thee ties, anhing the
stan environment fem à perception point
‘of view to define new methodologies fin
tewentions recent international researches
focus en the concept of urban envionment
through the lens ofthe landscape elegy,
forundestanding the way ofcontoling the
kan landscape relent cuco ope
sth the eet fa song urbano, e
Sppess neesay the struct inode
ion landscape (eg enatrlation sat
fs) within te urban environment and
the application of new methodologies and
Grterention approaches coming fom the
(log conscience (Morin 2007) These ap
roches come fromthe unta cclogy ud.
Fes (Oum 1963: Commoner. 197 Mice
978 Gist, 107 ee), that consider the
ban environment a an ecosystem com.
posed by bitcal communities energy Now
(Coming fom sun) and materiale cles
Interventions to transform the «cose
Should echehe qui between these
componens.
Im partit fom these audi is posible
to Sate that the landiape, intended both
san intervention methodology (temporal
dimension ca siem in ele) and an
operative strategy (natural surfaces, water
system, ete) could be à useful mitigation
instrument (ating to wach the ela
among the terme ofthe energy balance, the
seater el the material eel, to) impros
lng the general tan quality
2. The Public Spaces as à Tool for
Urban Regeneration
The show lasted scene makes ev:
dence ofthe emerger importance of public
paces to each urban qual Mang ofthe
environmental social and economic! e
Sus afecting our lie. could be arribued
tothe log and uncontrolled urbanization
ces fie st century.
From the Jos several tsetches ty to de
fine new mehodelgies to conte the ur
an complexity, proposing intentions on
the open paces and demonstrating at these
spaces could beessentaltemhance hero
‘etofurban genention.
Sting rom these considerations, fom
he os, several public administrations a
Barcelona, yon, Copenhagen Zurich, et),
implementedstaegiestoguide publi and
prateinteentions on than open space,
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