THE ARCHITECTURE OF DENSITY

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dc.contributor.authorMora, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorGreene, Margarita
dc.contributor.authorFigueroa, Cristhian
dc.contributor.authorRothmann, Carlos
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T12:09:18Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T12:09:18Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe need for more dense and vital cities has been promoted by academia since the 1960s and by international organizations since the 1980s. On the other hand, the last census showed that the district of Santiago started gaining population, a process not seen since 1970, while peri-central districts exhibit high real-estate dynamism. In spite of this, the densification of residential areas is increasingly resisted by traditional residents, for whom the high-rise tower, the typical way to densify cities in Chile, is a detriment in their quality of life.
dc.description.abstractThe present work provides an alternative model to the traditional form of contemporary residential densification in Santiago, one that promotes higher degrees of urban vitality and a closer relation between private and public space. An exhaustive compilation and analysis of what was built in the last ten years in a sector of San Miguel, in Santiago, allowed us to identify the main trends of real estate development in the area in terms of building height, type and size of flats and ways of relating to the street. This allowed us to build a 'trend scenario'for the area. At the same time, an 'alternative scenario' was proposed for the area, one with a closer contact between the building and the street, decreased average heights and a densified interior of the blocks. This scenario punished the constructability of the area by 18%. The alternatives were shown and discussed with applicants to programs DS 49 and DS 50, in two focus groups.
dc.description.abstractThe results show that approximately half of the applicants preferred the alternative scenario over the trend-based one, arguing that the former gave a better control on the street. It seems therefore, that innovation in urban architecture is feasible technically and politically. We argue that in order to do so, urban instruments should incorporate a more comprehensive vision of the city, not only aiming at achieving certain density thresholds and heights, but also incorporating aspects that promote street vitality. Also, the feasibility of applying some incentives to private developers for the development of architectural proposals is discussed.
dc.format.extent15 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.issn0718-2309
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/76478
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000408567800003
dc.information.autorucArquitectura;Figueroa C;S/I;143688
dc.information.autorucArquitectura;Greene M;S/I;50939
dc.issue.numero39
dc.language.isoes
dc.nota.accesoSin adjunto
dc.publisherUNIV DIEGO PORTALES
dc.revistaREVISTA 180
dc.rightsregistro bibliográfico
dc.subjectdensification
dc.subjectSan Miguel
dc.subjecturban vitality
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleTHE ARCHITECTURE OF DENSITY
dc.typeartículo
sipa.codpersvinculados143688
sipa.codpersvinculados50939
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.indexScopus
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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