Multi-scale configurational approach to the design of public open spaces after urban disasters

Chioni, Chiara, Pezzica, Camilla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0512-7591, Cutini, Valerio, Bleil De Souza, Clarice ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7823-1202 and Rusci, Simone 2021. Multi-scale configurational approach to the design of public open spaces after urban disasters. Presented at: 5th International Symposium Formal Methods in Architecture (5FMA), Lisbon, Portugal, 13-16 October 2020. Published in: Eloy, Sara, Leite Viana, David, Morais, Franklim and Vieira Vaz, Jorge eds. Formal Methods in Architecture: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Formal Methods in Architecture (5FMA), Lisbon 2020. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation Springer International Publishing, pp. 171-183. 10.1007/978-3-030-57509-0_16

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Abstract

Housing shortage after urban disasters is often approached by governments and humanitarian organizations by building prefabricated houses that, during the transition between emergency and reconstruction, materialize the paradox of the permanency of a temporary situation. The events that followed the 2016–2017 seismic crises in Central Italy do not seem to be an exception: in absence of permanent houses, the displaced people have been accommodated in S.A.E. (housing emergency solutions) within temporary villages of heterogeneous social, spatial and environmental qualities. With the aim to explore and improve way-finding in the disaster-impacted settlements as well as accessibility and sociability of the temporary sites’ public open spaces, this paper proposes a human-centred design research approach in performance-based housing recovery planning and design decision-making, combining principles and methods from Space Syntax and Public Life Studies. This research demonstrates how to coordinate different digital analysis and design tools by illustrating their application in an urban regeneration project for Borgo1, a temporary housing settlement in the municipality of Arquata del Tronto. Specifically, the paper shows how a multiscale and multidimensional study of the site allowed identifying the ideal location for a new public square and subsequently guided the design process towards the initial design goals’ achievement.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item - published (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Architecture
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
ISBN:	9783030575083
ISSN:	2522-8714
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	11 December 2020
Date of Acceptance:	6 May 2020
Last Modified:	24 Jun 2026 14:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/132284

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