buenos aires - adults stay, kids play!

ADULTS STAY, KIDS PLAY!Free Choice Globalization | TU Delft

AR0400 GLOBALISATION: RESEARCH ON THE URBAN IMPACTFebruari 2011- Juni 2011

Mentors:Jihye Lee | Andres Ferrari | Flavio Janches | Diego Sepulveda Carmona

Keywords:safe enviroments, changing the future, social connections, Nuevea Pompeya, Buenos Aires, regenerate, sustainable, commun i t ie s , network s , k id s , dua l c i t y , t rans fo rmat ion

Authors:Jorick Beijer 1302418 | Magda Dzidek 4119851 |Federica Garofalo 4117522 | Laura Nielen 4117085 | Victoria Prilenska 4120175 | Marloes Stokvis 1353284 | Charissa Telgt 1386581 | Deng Yawen 4123336 | Qiu Ye 4125398

The booklet that you are reading summarizes the work that we did as part of the course ‘Globalisation, research on the urban impact’. This course (AR0400) is as elective part of the Master program Archi-tecture, Urbanism & Building Sciences, of Delft University of Technol-ogy. Responsible coordinator is dr. Diego Sepulveda, assistant professor in the chair of Spatial Planning & Strategy, led by prof. Vincent Nadin.

Part of this elective was an exchange trip with the Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo (FADU) of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). After cre-ating a theoretical understanding and a social focus in Delft we got the pos-sibility to visit Buenos Aires with 6 of our 9 group members, unfortunately three could not join. The joint studio with the group of Argentinean students was for us a great possibility to discover the spatial configuration of the city, from the metropolitan to the local scale. It gave us the chance to truly intervene in the location, testing our theoretical understanding in the real urban fabric.

For all the group members the project was a great experience. Working in the Delft group, already with international backgrounds, but also with a mix of architecture and urbanism students deepened our discussions. The interac-tion with the Argentinean group enriched our understanding of local circum-stances. From this place we would like to thank prof. Flavio Janches of FADU for making this exchange possible. The effort that he and Diego have put in this project is amazing, respecting their already full agenda’s. We also would like to thank our mentors Andrés Ferrari and Jihye Lee for their great support.We hope that you enjoy reviewing our process and products, we would be pleased to receive your comments !

Delft June 24, 2011

PREFACE|

INTRODUCTIONANALYSISSTRATEGYNETWORKSDESIGNVISION

Source: Plan Urbano Ambiental, 2000

Buenos Aires as an dual city is under a constant threat of growing fragmentation and segregation.

INTRODUCTION | reality and governmental plan

Developing strategy Buenos Aires Social critic city districtsSouthUrban (sub)centrality in Buenos

The map shows an already really clear network of centrality, mainly in an east-west direction and growing out north. The southern part underneath the highway is completely divided from this area.

It is not surprising that the map of ‘problem-atic districts’ shows a big concentration in this southern part. A lack of network con-nections resists this part from being part of the city system.

Government plans emphasize strong on north-south corridors, connecting the southern part to the city network.

INTRODUCTION | proposal

EXISTING CENTRALITIES NEW CENTRALITIES

Source: TU Delft Group 1, 2011

The overall group vision for Buenos Aires isto complete current axes of centralities inthe North by adding a new axis of attractions in the South. The new focus point of the South axis is Nueva Pompeya area.

However, it is essential to create not just a linear axis of centralities, but rather a wide belt of development. T.i. the axis generates a network development around itself and thus the quality of the whole area is upgraded.

The goal of the project was to decrease the boundaries between the informal and the for-mal, by bringing the two social groups, poor and rich, closer together. The young genera-tion becomes a key element for a design strategy. This element establishes the 3 different networks identifi ed by intensity and type of traffi c that are superimposed on the existing typology. The idea is to put an emphasis on children and create a safe environment for them to experience the city and open up opportunities to develop themselves. This young generation is the carrier of the new possibilities where they can make a change in the fu-ture. Thus, bringing people together into common place where they can interact on many different levels, from social to work, is an important aspect of the design. Therefore, the community centers are introduced as a critical base for social connections. A variety of community centers respond to their surroundings and by that provoke a transformation in the area. The community centers together with the new housing development, specifi cally orientated towards young families, form the base for a network of sub centralities. These sub centralities create the possibility to regenerate the social structure within Pompeya. As a result, Pompeya transforms from a place to go into a place to stay. As generic interven-tion this the network of sub centralities functions as a tool to attract people to the North-South metropolitan corridors of Buenos Aires. In conclusion, we believe that a closed sys-tem of living, working and green space, interconnected by community centers, is the key to establish a sustainable society.

ADULTS STAY, KIDS PLAY!

>100,100 veh/day

100,100 veh/day

70,100 veh/day

45,100 veh/day

90,100 veh/day

50,100 veh/day

NATIONAL MOTORWAY

PROVINCIAL MOTORWAY

PUBLICS

PRIVATE

RECREATIONAL

OTHER USES

ANALYSIS |SPATIAL|metropolitain scale

RAILWAYSTATION

Airport highway Railway

According to an infrastructure analysis (airports, ports, highway, railway) the central BA is well connected to the suburbs and to theglobal network. The city has two international harbours, a public airport and is integrated into a national and provincial highwaynetwork. However, if we zoom in, the neighbourhoods have poor connections between each other and this causes fragmentationon a local scale.


ANALYSIS |SPATIAL|city scale

Centriality Zoon

Bus lines

Pompeya

Railway line

Railway Station

Metro Station


Although BA has a metro network, metrodoes not cover certain districts. For exam-ple, there is no metro station in Pompeya.The two train stations are not intercon-nected to each other and to metro lines.There is a chaos in the traffi c network onthe local level.

All the public transport routes concentratein the East of the city. There is no railor metro connection from Pompeya tothe center.

Therefore it is neccessary to take a busfrom Pompeya to the center. There are 6bus lines. So, it is neccessary to constantlychange the means of transport which isvery inconvenient and time consuming.

Downtown, largest tourist

Business heart of the city

Traditional working class districts

Wealthiest and most expensive residential and business district

Green island, different sports are located here

Pompeya district

Pompeya

La Boca

Retiro

Bosque de Palermo

Recoleta

Palermo

Centre

Microcentra

San Telmo

Important regions in BA

ANALYSIS|SPATIAL| Buenos Aires hotspots

Boulevard, avenue

Square

Pompeya

Sport, stadium

Entertainment, culture

Important building

Shopping centre

Hotspots in BA

Because we wanted to know what the main attraction points are for locals but also for tourists, we checked where the hotspots in Buenos Aires and the Pompeya district are located. This map shows the most important districts in the city in terms of tourist at-traction and business. Pompeya does not belong to them.

The hot spots of Buenos Aires meet in the center of the city. Av-enue 9 de julio goes through this center and is a major artery for the city. This avenue goes from north to south, where it crosses the river.


ANALYSIS|SPATIAL|Buenos Aires hotspotsCentralities

ChurchCafe concentration

In Pompeya there are few hot-spots, the hotspots that exist are located in the more formal area and are locally orient-ed. There are opportuni-ties here to expand the hotspots and link them to the river.


Neighborhood Neighborhood clubsSport facilities

TangueríasClubs

Night activitiesDay activitiesMuseaCinemasCultural centers

INTERNET USERS BY

LABOUR STATUSEUROPE:

EMPLOYEDARGENTINA:

ALL GROUPS

TARGET:

INTRODUCE INTERNET INTO

WORKING PROCESS

INTERNET USERS BY

AGEEUROPE:

HIGH AMONGALL GROUPSARGENTINA:

15 to 24

TARGET:

INCREASE AMOUNT OF

YOUNGER AND OLDER

INTERNET USERS

ICT DEVELOPMENT INDEX

ARGENTINA:

HIGH

ICT BASKET PRICE

ARGENTINA:

MEDIUM

TARGET:

ACCESSIBLE ICT

SERVICES TO

LOW INCOME GROUPS

MAJOR

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNET ROUTES

ARGENTINA:

“SUBURB”

SOURCE:International Telecommunication Union, 2010TeleGeography Research Group - PriMetrica, Inc., 2004

ANALYSIS|SOCIAL| ict

Source: International Telecommunication Union, 2010 & TeleGeography Research Group - PriMetrica, Inc., 2004

ANALYSIS|SOCIAL|demography

Source: http://www.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/anuario_2007/mapas.htm

primary education

population below poverty line new social housing

child mortality

According to demographic data the neighbourhoods in the South East of the city, incl. Pompeya, are most vul-nerable due to low level of education, high child mortal-ity, high amount of population below the poverty line. At the same time these neighbourhoods are less densely populated and have more development potential than the other neighbourhoods.

Despite the largest amount of poor inhabitants andtroubled living areas the government provide the SouthEast with much less social housing than, for example, theNorth and the central areas of the city.

soybeans &byproducts 25,3%

motor vehicles &parts 11,8%

natural gas &petroleum 5,3%

chemicals 6,7%maize &wheat 6,9%

aluminium &steel 3,9% vegetables 3,9%

gold 3,0%up to 3,3%

electricalmachinery 3,2%

other industrial products 6,5%other (processed agriculture

(+) Middle East 20,2%(-) Brazil 18,8%(+) EU 17,7%(-) China 9,3%(+) Chile 7,1%

other 20,5%

Source: INDEC(Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos)

EXPORT

ANAYLSIS|ECONOMIC|trade

capital goods &parts 36,0%

intermediategoods 31,3

other (consumer durablesnot incl. automobiles) 4,9%lubricants 7,9 %

automobiles &parts 8,7%

freightvehicles 4,9%

other(consumer non-durables)

6,3%

(-) Brazil 31,1%(+) Middle East 19,6%(+) EU 16,6%(-) USA 13,7%(-) China 10,3%(+) Germany 4,7%other 8,7%

Source: INDEC )sosneC y acitsídatsE ed lanoicaN otutitsnI(

IMPORTIMPORT: Argentina imports mainly capital and intermediate goods, t.i. processed and partially processed, and consumer durables. Major import countries are Brazil, Middle East, EU and Germany in particular, USA and China. Although Argentina is one of the big-gest agriculture exporters in the world, because of the infl ation which is according to different estimations from 10 to 20%, argen-tinians buy less food. Therefore in our stategy we propose an idea of community gardens which would provide local inhabitants with home made vegetables and fruits.

EXPORT: Argentina is a relatively well developed country and has trade relationship with the countries all over the world. Its GDP is equal to Mexico and Chile in LA and to Portugal, Poland and Baltic countries in Europe. Around 50% of all the exported goods are of agricultural origin. Major export goods are soybeans, cars, chemi-cals, natural gas, steel and aluminium, machinery and gold. Beef is produced for internal consumption and constitutes around 3% of the total export. Major export countries are Middle East, Brasil, EU, China, Chile and USA.

Source: http://www.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/anuario_2007/mapas.htm

ANALYSIS|ECOLOGICAL|water challengesreducing water pollution

improving storm water management

improving groundwater management

adding drainage infrastructure

controlling water supply

controlling river fl oods

rapid urbanizationindustrial dischargecontaminants range from untreated organic waste to toxic industrial chemicals

maldonado, medrano, vega three main catchments can not adequately convey storm water runoff due to interference of water fl ow with internal supporting structure

the city counts approximately 1400km of storm water conveyance covering an area of 30,000 ha with 7,000 km sub-catchment structures, 12,000 street level storm drains, and 6,000 sewer drainsslums

ample of high quality ground water could be obtain from three un-derground zones.

pampeano, pu-elches, parana

BAMA switched in 1980’s from underground to imported surface water usage

buenos aires is high risk area - twice a year fl oods occurrencefl ood losses greater than 1% of GDPcondition of drainage networkstrong southeast windsrise of groundwaterrise of rio de la plataheavy rains


35 %

ANAYLSIS|ECOLOGICIAL |water problems


landscape|green structure

gardens | agriculture

connectivity

soustainable energy source

leisure time

irrigation system

new job opportunities

LO-FI education approach

tourism

collective consciousness

community centre

goods transportation

better neighborhood

ANAYLSYS|ECOLOGICAL|water potential


The slums are orient-ed inside and there-for not accessible for people from the surrounding neigh-bourhoods.

Floods, industries and informal settle-ments contribute to the pollution of the river which in-crease the risk ofdisease spread, and lack of clean water.Meanwhile, the riv-er now is a physi-cal obstacle which fragments the city even more.

Going from the south part of Bue-nos Aires city to the noth part takes long time and is some-times not even pos-sible because of the bad public transport connections.

There is not enough playgrounds specifi -cially designed for kids. They use the sidewalks to play where next to the rushing cars, which is very dangerous.

Car accident hap-pens a lot in this area, 40% of the mortaility are due to road kill. The heavy traffi c and the lack of attention to de-sign for pedestrians are two main rea-sons.

The communities in Pompeya area are quite segregate from each other. People who live in different communi-ties don’t interact with each other.

PROBLEM STATEMENT|

1. SLUMS 2. POLLUTED RIACHUELO

3. DISCONNECTING THE CITY CENTRE

4. LACK OF SAFE SPACE FOR KIDS

5. HEAVY TRAFFIC & UNSAFE AV. SAENZ

6. LACK OF SOCIAL INTERACTION


PROBLEM STATEMENT| solutions

1. SLUMS 2. CLEAN RIACHUELO

3. CONNECTING THE CITY CENTRE

4. NEW SAFE SPACE FOR KIDS

5. SAFE AV. SAENZ 6. MORE SOCIAL INTERACTION

By breaking the bor-ders of the slums, it is possible to turn the slum from a introvert area to an open area that is acces-sible for everyone in the surrounding neighboorhoods.

With a clean Ria-chuelo river, there lay possibilities to use the river for clean drinking water and agriculture.

Introducing three new public trans-portation hubs makes the city cen-tre of Buenos Aires more accessible for the south part of the city.

To create a safe enviroments for chil-dren, a safe network is designed with strong character of kids and together with playgrounds, schools and facilities oriented by kids.

By downgrading the amount of lanes, ex-clusing trucks and adding green, the quality of the road will be improved and more safer to pedestrains.

The community centers are intro-duced as a critical base for social con-nections. These are places where peo-ple can intereact on many different levels, from social to work.


INTRODUCTIONANALYSESSTRATEGYNETWORKSDESIGNVISION

STRATEGY | a place to live in....

Source: Buenos Aires Group, 2011

STRATEGY | underpinning_urban fragmentation

Paper: ‘technological determinism and urban fragmenta-tion: a critical analysis’, by dr. Rod Burgess.

In this paper Burgess addresses two key issues, projected on contemporary metropolises, technological determina-tion and urban fragmentation. Technological determina-tion describes the way that social organization and culture are shaped by the modern technologies of production, exchange, communication and consumption. Urban frag-mentation he describes as a spatial phenomenon that re-sults from the act of breaking up and breaking off the pre-existing city form and structure.

These processes result in the emerge of two types of met-ropolitan networks. First the globally integrated network of highly developed well connected urban hotspots, as sec-ond a network of urban fragments which has a poor inter-connection between urban sub centralities. Analysing this, Burgess sees the new technologies as tool for connection, but more and more as activator of exclusion and differen-tiation. The starting point for the Dual City as city model.

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Differentiation of product & demand

Multiple or dualistic service systems

Source: Delft Group 1, 2011

STRATEGY | underpinning_urban poverty

Paper: ‘planet of slums’, by Davis and ‘urban planning and the fragmented city of developing countries’ by Balboa.

Mike Davis in his book clearly exposes the terminology in or-der to understand urban poverty in a structured way. A key defi nition is the one of the ‘slum household’ as a group of individuals living under the same roof in an urban area who lack one or more of the basic shelter needs, being: dura-ble housing of a permanent nature, suffi cient living space, access to clean water, access to adequate sanitation and security of tenure that prevents forced evictions.

Balboa sees urban rapid growth as the main producer of physically fragmented agglomeration, as how Buenos Aires can be considered. Levels of services and infrastructure connectivity are distinct across different fragments and they are more and more characterized by modes of urbani-zation than spatial features. Balboa refl ects as follow on the role of young people in this process: ‘low level of education always excludes one from better fragments, while high lev-el of educations does not guarantee access to those frag-ments’.

Source: Radboud University Nijmegen , The Slums of Buenos Aires, 2010

Paper: Moser, Caroline. 1998. “The asset vulnerability frame-work: Reassessing urban poverty reduction strategies.”

Mosers main argument is that we should identify what the poor have, rather than what they do not have, thus focus-ing on their assets. She states 4 issues that should be consid-ered while taking about household poverty and vulnerabil-ity: the differentiating between poverty and vulnerability, the distinction between vulnerability and capacities, relat-ing vulnerability to asset ownership and the categorization of survival strategies.

What she overall argues is that vulnerable people should not be considered as ‘poor’ and that they do have a set of assets which they can use for their empowerment. The as-set framework goes beyond a static measuring of the poor, towards classifying the capabilities of poor populations to use their resources so as to reduce their vulnerability. It in-cludes labor, human capital, productive assets, household relations and social capital. The more assets people com-mand in the right mix, the greater their capacity to buffer themselves against external shocks.

STRATEGY | underpinning_asset vulnerability framework


We want to connect the kids to new networks in order to empower them and challenge their future and make them the new ‘micro-multinationals’. Of course the focus is not only kids, they are not the only citizens worth thinking of. Nevertheless kids are the catalyst of a new generation. Kids develop themselves into important social groups as students and young families. Social groups that we consider as criti-cal element of our regeneration.

The Italian professor Francesco Tonucci and Unicef devel-oped a extented kids participation concept for city districts in Rosario, Argentina. Public and private elementary schools choose a representative from the fi fth grade for each city district of Rosario, Argentina. “I feel safer on the streets when my grandmother is on a stool in the doorway and looks how I play“ (interviewed kid)

The Dutch architect Aldo van Eyck from 1947 on implement-ed around 900 playgrounds in the Berlage Plan for Amster-dam. Nowadays most of them have already disappeared but that is not important, it is about the place. “these are points where the seeds were laid for community, where the city is not only be seen and consumed, but lived.” (aldo van eyck)

STRATEGY | underpinning_kids!


COMMUNITY CENTRES

SOCIAL NETWORKS

NEW DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

STRATEGY 010203 | framework

interaction between people

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auto control

community centre

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transformation

STRATEGY 01| What is a community centre?PARTICIPATORY PROCESS

Locals need a place to go for everything, a place that connects them to the world and serves them locally. A town hall of democratic com-munity, of free education and solutions to daily life. Furthermore a safe place to go to for community services, access to the world’s knowledge, education. Or just a place to go and where you know you’ll fi nd nice people to stay and talk with. Education empowerment is when farmers teach other farmers, when businesses teach other businesses, and families teach other families. That’s why we stoutly believe that to have a place where people having different lives and experiences can meet and exchange ideas about their everyday life and their thoughts is essential to

and to make them feel more comfortable and part of a world that be-lieve in collaboration.This gives Communities a powerful sense of community pride, neighbour-hood ownership and a positive feeling to those whose lives will change by these services. Many will see for the fi rst time that the world care about them, and it offers them a second chance. Communities are places made up by needs and problems of people who go there and organize activities supported by the municipality and volunteers which keep this places alive and functioning.We need to make the dis-functional, functional. To bring community and technology together and then have the local community drive the tech-nology, not just pray or believe that technology will elevate the poor.

COLLABORATIVE CULTURE

OPEN NEW OPPORTUNITIES

- a social and safe place to go and stay- new centralities for the town- central local meeting places/web- common facilities- help- organizing public activities- activating social interaction

- encouraging a sustainable and re-spectful way of living towards the oth-ers and the environment- a place which stimulates people to improve their knowledge and lives with simple initiatives and offering help and informations.- having fun


TOWNWInd power

Electricity distributionInorganic materials recycling

Public transit

COMMUNITY/ COHOUSINGCommon spaces and facilities

Central district heatingorganic recycling

Bio-intensive gardeningCar pooling/ Car sharing

HOUSEHOLDEffi cient, durable construction

photovoltaic conversionsolar water heating

“Source” separation

In the map is clearly pointed out how complex and fragmented Pompeya is. The urban fabric is very rich and presents different problems. This richness of the territory has been considered to strategically think about why a certain area needs a certain kind of Community centre, according to the main needs.

Location of the Community centres within Pompeya along with the new special network which connects them.

co-housing

shared amenities

co-housingshared amenities

co-housingcommon facilities

residential area

commercial area

undeveloped open area

Source: Delft Group 1, 2011 Source: Delft Group 1, 2011

STRATEGY 01| communities and where

COMMUNITY

local interaction + global attraction

BioGardens

locally grown vegetables and fruits

local MARKET_ weeklyevent organized by neighbourhoods and supported by the municipality.

local CUISINE_monthlyevent of local food where individuals and communities prepare delicious food.

LOCAL ACTIVATOR

GLOBAL ACTIVATOR

GLOBAL

INTERACTION

PARTICIPATORY PROCESSPARTICIPATORY PROCESS


common facilitiesdrinking water

playground

take care

waste collection system

public garden

recicling system

common kitchen

small medical centre

close border

break the border

permeabilityattraction

daycare

STRATEGY 01| INTEGRATION_breaking the slum border

GLOBAL [ATTRACTION+INTERACTION] SOCIAL INTEGRATIONSource: Delft Group 1, 2011

COMMUNITY CENTRES

SOCIAL NETWORKS



STRATEGY 02| different users, different networks

linear playgroundlinear playground

kids | bike |car systemkids | bike |car system

connecting systemconnecting system

The strategy addresses different users through different types of networks. The networks have different scales, expected average speed of traffi c and number of stops. The fi ner the net-work and the slower the traffi c, the more stops and attractions does it have.

There are three main types of networks:• safe paths for children;• boulevards for cars, cyclists and pedestri-

ans with special attention to children safety;• boulevards for public transport, cyclists and

pedestrians.

Safe paths for children cut through the building blocks. This way the paths do not overlay with traffi c and provide security for the young users. The paths connect all the main children attrac-tions, such as schools, community centers and playgrounds.

Boulevards for cars, cyclists and pedestrians connect all the community centers and oth-er important functions on the neighbourhood scale, such as shops and green spaces.

Boulevards for public transport, cyclists and pe-destrians connect Nueva Pompeya to the oth-er parts of the city and therefore is designed for through traffi c with few stops on district level.


STRATEGY 02| interconnecting networks

blocks grid community centrality

network withhierarchy

different age, different scope

interconnection

0-5 yr

5-10 yr

> 10 yr

0-5 yr

5-10 yr

> 10 yr


COMMUNITY CENTRES

SOCIAL NETWORKS



STRATEGY 03| improving buildings qualityCommunity centers along with social networks enhance the living environment of Nueva Pom-peya district and attract new inhabitants, es-pecially so-called ‘starters’, t.i. young families with small children.

It is estimated that the population of Nueva Pompeya in the next 30 years could double. New inhabitants need qualitative and afford-able dwellings. There are fi ve major housing ty-pologies according to the special features of the location:

• cheap low-tech self-made houses from lo-cal materials in the slums;

• warehouses and industrial buildings trans-formed into social housing and small home offi ces (SOHO);

• mixed function houses with commercial and public function on the ground level along the informal economy axis;

• densifi ed old buildings along the ringroad boulevard;

• new housing in the Northern and Southern parts of Nueva Pompeya with small back-yard vegetable and fruit gardens.


STRATEGY 03| building typologies

INTRODUCTION VISION ANALYSES STRATEGY CONCLUSION

Picture Resource: http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi

Source: Delft Group 1, 2011 & Google Images


NETWORKS|

current situation strategy conclusion

Bus/Bike Parking

Transport Hub

Community Center

Mixture Function Housing

Green Space

Private Gardern

Function Transformation Area

Housing Regeneration in Slum

Bazaar/Open Market

Informal Economic Axis

Existing Service

Housing Project

Green Corridor

Heavy Traffic

Ring Boulevard

Safe Path

Railway

Co-housing Center

Landmark

Densification

NETWORKS| masterplan and layers

new development

green

networks

community centers

NETWORKS

NEW DEVELOPMENT

GREEN

COMMUNITY CENTERS


conclusion


car | bike systemcar | bike system





NETWORKS| typology





NETWORKS| Safe path designed especially for kids is cutting through the blocks creating very private and safe system. The narrow walkway accomodates the use of green paving and higly vegetated facade. Facde is also activated by bright colors, playfull patterns, as well as widows that make the walkway not only exciting to experience but also safe. The path incorporates playgrounds with little parks with benches where seniors can watch kids while enjoying their day. Through out the walkway's enire lenght, there is appropriate lighting system so that the walk is also safe after sunset.

This network icorporates pedestrian, bicycle and car traffic with the special emphasis on children. One side of the street is dedicated to playfull and vegetated facdes to create children awarness and to slow the vehicular traffic down. Also, the pedestrian crossings are wider , colored and vegetated to make the street crossing safer for kids. The overall experience of the street is design to emhasise the children as the main users. Thus, it is critical to make the whole path easy to follow as well as safe and comfortable for kids to use on the city scale. The network is a closed system that aims to connect all the community centers so that different age groups can safely reach their destination.

This network is a connecting system that includes pedestrian bridges over heavy vehicular and bicycle traffic. Its main aim is to create easy and pleasent commuting experience where use of vegetation and commercial stopping centers are implemented. In addition, the heavy vehicular traffic is released by incorporating use of public bicycles with convienient bicycle pick up/drop off stations as well as widely spread routs connecting the Pompeya main hotspots.


INTRODUCTION

ANALYSIS

STRATEGY

NETWORKS

DESIGN

VISION

Design proposal for Nueva Pompeya

Source: Buenos Aires Group, 2011

The fi rst phase of the project in Delft focused on a theoretical underpinning

for the project and the general analysis of the site. In the second phase of

the project, the two week workshop in Buenos Aires, main guidelines for the

design were developed which were translated into a detailed design pro-

posal later on in Delft.

During the workshop the group has collaborated with the students from

the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism of the University of Bue-

nos Aires. Local students have developed a detailed design proposal for

the Nueva Pompeya area which focused on the spatial image of the Av.

Saenz. Moreover, the students proposed new traffi c hubs in the North and

in the South of Nueva Pompeya as well as a transfer point between the two

hubs in the heart of the area.

The Delft group has agreed with the Buenos Aires group upon the key ele-

ments of the design, such as traffi c management and main axis of develop-

ment. In addition to these elements, the Delft group has developed a node-

network model of community centers and connections between them to

stimulate the development of the whole area. The intercultural collabora-

tion resulted into a sketch masterplan for Nueva Pompeya which success-

fully combined ideas of the both groups.

The masterplan incorporated the government vision for the area which pro-

posed to clean the Matanza Riachuelo River in a 30 year perspective, re-

direct the heavy truck and private car traffi c to the South West and North

East from the area and transform Av. Saenz into public transport, cyclist and

pedestrian friendly street.

DESIGN | buenos aires workshop

DESIGN | axes

In the masterplan there are fi ve axis of devel-

opment with different focus:

• agriculture,

• children and education,

• sport and recreation,

• working and living with the water,

• informal economy.

Three out of fi ve axis focus on green public

and semi-public spaces and the other two

create corridors of public amenities.

All the axes are connected via the network of

community centers and paths. At the cross-

points of the axes and the network important

public functions are located, such as traffi c

hubs, community centers and amateur mar-

kets.

Design proposal for Nueva Pompeya, axes of development

Source: Delft Group1, 2011

DESIGN | green axes

linear sport centre

linear s

port centre

save network | kids + bike + car

playground

daily market

entre

save network || kids + b

sport & recreation axis

living & working with the warer axis

agriculture axis



DESIGN | public amenities axes

• agriculture axis:

community center (agriculture related activities and education), commu-

nity gardens, green urban park with playgrounds for children, traffi c node

with the park penetrating into the building;

• children and education axis:

safe path for children with playgrounds, existing public amenities (schools,

churches), new public amenities for families (grocery shops, laundry, phar-

macy etc.), community centers (education and culture related activities);

• sport and recreation axis:

sport fi elds and cycling/jogging paths, playgronds for children, places for

family and small group activities, such as picnic or get together;

• working and living with the water axis:

new housing and offi ce (SOHO) development (industry regeneration), co-

housing in slum areas, daycare and emergency center, public waterfront

with squares and playgrounds for children;

• informal economy axis:

new housing and mixed use development (densifi cstion), co-housing in

slum areas, community centers and community gardens, weekly market

and daily shopping with special attention to informal businesses.

informal economy axis

children & education axis



DESIGN | timeline

Metropolitan

20502030

City/Neigborhood

Street

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

4 pedestrian bridge

5 community center

5 cleaning riachuelo4 green corridor1 bus station 2 train station 3 metro station

1 safe crossing 2 colored pavement 3 colored walls 5 playgrounds 6 opening blocks

2 landmarks1 street pavement 3 square / park 4 community garden 6 housing

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Design proposal for Nueva Pompeya, timeline


DESIGN | informal economy boulevard and av. saenz

The detailed design proposal focuses on the

segment of Av. Saenz between the two traffi c

hubs and the informal economy boulevard.

The design is aimed to activate the Southern

part of the Nueva Pompeya and create bet-

ter connection between the two banks of the

Matanza Riachuelo River.

Currently, the only connecion between the

Northern and Southern parts of the area is

José Félix Uriburu (Valentín Alsina) bridge. In

the masterplan two extra pedestrian bridges

at the cross points of the informal economy

boulevard and the river are introduced. Fur-

thermore, the industrial sites are transformed

into shops, housing and offi ces, community

centers and gardens, parks and playgrounds,

fl exible spaces.

At the crosspoint of Av. Saenz, the informal

economy axis and the sport and recreation

axis two traffi c hubs are introduced. The one

in the South - for busses and trains and the

other in the North - for busses and metro. The

commuter fl ow between the hubs stimulates

the development of commercial functions

along Av. Saenz.Design proposal for Nueva Pompeya, masterplan


DESIGN | informal economy axis

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B

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Informal economy boulevard emerges as the existing in-

dustrial site is transformed into a new street and Cnel. Luna

street is revitalized.

Since Cnel. Luna street is quite narrow, the buildings have

a setback at the ground fl oor. The broad pedestrian/cy-

clist path is located on one side of the street only, while

the other one is narrow. Most commercial functions are lo-

cated along the broad walkway.

The new street is wide and the space in the middle of the

street is reserved for an amateur market on weekends and

a fl exible function space during the weekdays. The ground

fl oor of the building houses various commercial functions

such as shops, cafes and restaurants.

section a, informal economy boulevard section b, cnel. luna

Design proposal for Nueva Pompeya, informal economy boulevard sections


INTRODUCTIONANALYSESSTRATEGYNETWORKSDESIGNVISION

In this refl ection we brought our design back in a mod-el. The design for Pompeya serves the people there, but we think that the system ofcreating a sub centrality by connecting a network of community facilities together with densifi cation and new building program offers an in-teresting generic model. The model can catalyze the trans-formation from a corridor into places to stay, improving the local quality of life.

This project had a clear aim to reduce the distance between the formal and the informal live in the city. We can bring this back to the papers we read about urban segregation, but the real experience in Buenos Aires made this perception even stronger. The scheme on the right shows our way of dealing with this problem. The interventions that we propose belong to different scales and by that more to the formal or the informal. The scheme on the next page summarizes this vision. The strategy that we used was to implement a system of green spaces, new development and community centers and connect them trough scales in order to inter-connect the informal and the formal life.

green spaces

new housing

comm centers

formal

informal

formal

informal

formal

informal

Problem Strategy Opportunities

VISION| decreasing duality


VISION| a sustainable society

living working

green space


buenos aires - adults stay, kids play!

Documents

delft group

city network

university of buenos

network s

argentinean group

group members

dual city

group of argentinean