scholarly journals Reseña: “After the Project: Updating Mass Housing Estates / Actualització de polígons residencials”, de Adolf Sotoca (editor)

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Guàrdia Bassols
Keyword(s):  
Mass Housing ◽  
Housing Estates

scholarly journals UR-Hesp: A methodological approach for a diagnosis on the quality of open spaces in mass housing estates

Cities ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 102657
Author(s):  
Sergio García-Pérez ◽  
Vítor Oliveira ◽  
Javier Monclús ◽  
Carmen Díez Medina
Keyword(s):  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Mass Housing ◽  
Housing Estates

scholarly journals Mass housing estates legacy: urban design perspectives

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Díez Medina ◽  
Javier Monclús
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
International Debate ◽  
Urban Forms ◽  
Mass Housing ◽  
Current State ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Collective Housing ◽  
Housing Estates

In the recent international debate about mass housing estates built during the decades of rapid urban growth after the World War II different approaches coexist. Many studies, including diagnosis about their current state, have been carried out, some of them from a social and economic standpoint; other offer architectural and historical approaches. It has only been in the last years, that urban planning and urban design perspectives have been considered in depth. In the case of Spain, some global visions complement more specific approaches, such as the ones focused on the obsolescence of dwelling typologies and urban forms. In addition to this, there are consolidated teams working on some cities, especially Madrid and Barcelona, which continue developing previous studies started some decades ago. Our starting point is that Spanish collective housing (polígonos) constitutes a huge legacy which needs accurate diagnosis. Our research has been developed from an urban design perspective, focusing on urban forms and free open spaces. The goal is to add some nuances to some excessively generic interpretations, trying to find ‘indicators’ (such as density, urban integration, diversity…) that allow a suitable evaluation of ‘each’ case, besides a qualitative approach. Although there are common factors that have led to a general loss of urban quality, it is necessary to take into account the specificities of each city, context, transformation processes, etc. In this way, future necessary interventions could provide more appropriate knowledge for the regeneration, recovery or reactivation of these estates. This paper addresses with a comparative perspective some case studies of Spanish polígonos built in Madrid, Barcelona and Zaragoza between 1950 and 1975. Contrasting the original situation at the time of their construction with their current state, the quality of the urban projects (classified in ‘Best’, ‘Good’, ‘Standard’, ‘Poor’) and the resilience or the obsolescence processes has been tested.

scholarly journals Spatial integration processes of mass housing estates. The case of Madrid.

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio García-Pérez ◽  
Borja Ruiz-Apilánez Corrochano
Keyword(s):  
Urban Form ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Space Syntax ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
Spatial Integration ◽  
Economic Dimension ◽  
Mass Housing ◽  
Improvement Strategies ◽  
Housing Estates

Deprived urban areas regeneration is one of the most important challenges of our cities, which interest is recognised by International Urban Guidelines (ONU), as well as Leipzig Charter and Toledo Declaration (European Union). At this respect, systematic analysis of built city obsolescence is crucial to propose improvement strategies. In particular, mass housing estates, characteristic urban form from modern urbanism, have been detected by several studies as one of the most vulnerable urban forms. Moreover, several studies had determined the systemic nature of problems that this urban form has develop, where physical, social, and economic dimension are strongly related. The low level of spatial integration of the housing estate in the city urban structure could be one of the problems and, in part, responsible of that urban obsolescence. In addition, fifty years after its construction, the continued growth of cities sometimes has modified initial conditions and consequently study the integration evolution of mass housing estates is needed. At this sense, it has been shown that Space Syntax methodology could be a useful tool. The aim of this study is, on the one hand, study criteria to apply Space Syntax methodology to the integration evolution study, and on the other hand, know the integration processes of mass housing estates to propose improvement strategies. Methodology includes, data collection and definition of analysis scenarios adapted to Spanish dataset, Space Syntax methodology in a evolutive approach in two stages: 1970s and 2010s, and interpretation of evolution results. The methodology is tested for Madrid mass housing estates.

Mass Housing Estates on Different Tracks: An Introduction to the Book

2009 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sako Musterd ◽  
Ronald van Kempen ◽  
Rob Rowlands
Keyword(s):  
Mass Housing ◽  
Housing Estates

scholarly journals Influence of Building Maintenance Practices on the Security of Lives and Property in Public Housing in Lagos State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 2745-2751
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Mass Housing ◽  
Building Maintenance ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
Perception Of Security ◽  
Housing Estates

The desire for security has continued to receive research attention globally. One of the critical aspects has been on how best to secure lives and property in residential neighbourhood in urban areas in the Global south. Although several approaches have been identified on how best to secure the home environment, less research attention has been given to the how maintenance practices can enhance security of lives and property in mass housing environments. This study investigated the influence of building maintenance practices on security of lives and property, using the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) housing estates as case study. Household survey involving 1036 residents in 14 housing estates was conducted in the study area using questionnaire as the data collection instrument. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and categorical regression analysis. The result shows that spaces and components of the buildings under the control of individuals and/or households were more frequently maintained than those jointly used spaces. The pruning of flowers and trees, replacement of damaged doors in the buildings and sweeping of open spaces emerged as the top three maintenance practices with the most significant influence on the residents’ perception of security of lives and property in the estates. The study implies that maintenance activities should be focused on these three aspects with more attention given to jointly owned and used spaces and facilities if security of lives and property is to be achieved in mass housing environments.

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