Regenerate collective spaces in social housing: a case study in Metropolitan Area of Naples. First research’s results

Abstract

The article presents the first results of the PRIN research ‘Places of Proximity. A methodology for the regeneration of collective spaces in modern neighbourhoods’. The paper investigates the concept of ‘proximity spaces’ in modern neighbourhoods, understood as inhabitable places outside housing, and focuses on their regeneration. The contribution delves into the methodology used by the three research units: morphological analyses and surveys of the three ERP seasons allowed the categorisation of case studies of some problematic neighbourhoods in Rome, Naples and Turin. The article continues with an investigation of two cases: a Parisian eco-neighbourhood and the case study of the Neapolitan research unit, the Parco Verde district of Caivano, chosen for socio-economic similarities and for differences in morphology and regeneration policies. Finally, the article illustrates the co-design process of the ‘Urban Living Labs’ in Parco Verde, which takes on an innovative character in the dimension of analytical and design sharing, and also in the ability to guarantee a connection between the design phase and the implementation-management phase.

Keywords: social housing, urban regeneration, proximity spaces, living lab, experimentation