Spatiality of the urban commons: Typo-morphology of the open common spaces in New Belgrade mass housing blocks
The article examines the existing infrastructure of open common spaces within two New Belgrade mass housing blocks (Blocks 23 and 70a) through a typo-morphological analysis. These spaces between the buildings, although the most neglected, underused, and deteriorated components of mass housing neighb...
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| description | The article examines the existing infrastructure of open common spaces within two New Belgrade mass housing blocks (Blocks 23 and 70a) through a typo-morphological analysis. These spaces between the buildings, although the most neglected, underused, and deteriorated components of mass housing neighbourhoods, are at the same time crucial to the quality, vitality and integrated governance of these neighbourhoods. They represent the primary tangible commons in cities and neighbourhoods. The question of urban commons is increasingly present in scientific literature, urban and architectural discourse. Nevertheless, approaches exploring the spatiality of the urban commons are scarce, leading to insufficient understanding of the spatial aspect and potentials of the already existing commons. Therefore, this study includes (1) identification, typological decoding and classification of the common spaces, focusing on the case of New Belgrade blocks, followed by (2) analysis of the spatial patterns and integration of the identified spaces within the blocks. The study confirms the complexity and diverse typology of the common spaces. It finds that the in-between, common spaces contribute to higher integration of different segments of the blocks. The open common spaces have an essential role in humanisation of the blocks, and thus the quality of life in the blocks as integrated neighbourhoods. The findings indicate that the spatial setting of the open common spaces in New Belgrade blocks allows for (re)emergence of collective practices, leading to inclusive and integrated rehabilitation of the neighbourhoods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56f47e859042471d916da8937155a0792023-04-30T06:06:52ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Frontiers of Architectural Research2095-26352023-06-01123444457Spatiality of the urban commons: Typo-morphology of the open common spaces in New Belgrade mass housing blocksAnica Dragutinovic0Wido Quist1Uta Pottgiesser2Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, Delft 2628 BL, the Netherlands; Institute for Design Strategies, Technische Hochschule OWL, 32756 Detmold, Germany; Corresponding author.Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, Delft 2628 BL, the NetherlandsFaculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, Delft 2628 BL, the Netherlands; Institute for Design Strategies, Technische Hochschule OWL, 32756 Detmold, GermanyThe article examines the existing infrastructure of open common spaces within two New Belgrade mass housing blocks (Blocks 23 and 70a) through a typo-morphological analysis. These spaces between the buildings, although the most neglected, underused, and deteriorated components of mass housing neighbourhoods, are at the same time crucial to the quality, vitality and integrated governance of these neighbourhoods. They represent the primary tangible commons in cities and neighbourhoods. The question of urban commons is increasingly present in scientific literature, urban and architectural discourse. Nevertheless, approaches exploring the spatiality of the urban commons are scarce, leading to insufficient understanding of the spatial aspect and potentials of the already existing commons. Therefore, this study includes (1) identification, typological decoding and classification of the common spaces, focusing on the case of New Belgrade blocks, followed by (2) analysis of the spatial patterns and integration of the identified spaces within the blocks. The study confirms the complexity and diverse typology of the common spaces. It finds that the in-between, common spaces contribute to higher integration of different segments of the blocks. The open common spaces have an essential role in humanisation of the blocks, and thus the quality of life in the blocks as integrated neighbourhoods. The findings indicate that the spatial setting of the open common spaces in New Belgrade blocks allows for (re)emergence of collective practices, leading to inclusive and integrated rehabilitation of the neighbourhoods.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263522001091Common spacesMass housingSpatial patternsAnalytical frameworkTypo-morphology |
| spellingShingle | Anica Dragutinovic Wido Quist Uta Pottgiesser Spatiality of the urban commons: Typo-morphology of the open common spaces in New Belgrade mass housing blocks Frontiers of Architectural Research Common spaces Mass housing Spatial patterns Analytical framework Typo-morphology |
| title | Spatiality of the urban commons: Typo-morphology of the open common spaces in New Belgrade mass housing blocks |
| title_full | Spatiality of the urban commons: Typo-morphology of the open common spaces in New Belgrade mass housing blocks |
| title_fullStr | Spatiality of the urban commons: Typo-morphology of the open common spaces in New Belgrade mass housing blocks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatiality of the urban commons: Typo-morphology of the open common spaces in New Belgrade mass housing blocks |
| title_short | Spatiality of the urban commons: Typo-morphology of the open common spaces in New Belgrade mass housing blocks |
| title_sort | spatiality of the urban commons typo morphology of the open common spaces in new belgrade mass housing blocks |
| topic | Common spaces Mass housing Spatial patterns Analytical framework Typo-morphology |
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