“Sustaining a high quality of life in urban contexts” – Holcim Awards Jury

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    Project entry 2014 Latin America – Den-City: Urban regeneration through densification, Córdoba, Argentina

    An essential component of the compact city model is the mixture of uses. It is necessary to incorporate in the neighborhood activities with different characteristics (residential, work, leisure, shopping, etc.) to increase inter-sector dynamics and reactivation. The generation of a public space that meets the needs of the neighborhood, which conforms to the way of living of the inhabitants thereof, and that provides a stimulating and symbolic environment is put forward by the project.

Praised by the jury are the proposed strategies to regenerate neighborhoods through the insertion of collective housing in the interstices of the urban fabric. Particularly appreciated is the concept of the “compact city” that the authors explore and the means deployed to sustain a high quality of life in urban contexts, through public space and a range of uses that meet the needs of inhabitants. 

Last updated: July 05, 2014 San José, Costa Rica

Praised by the jury are the proposed strategies to regenerate neighborhoods through the insertion of collective housing in the interstices of the urban fabric. Particularly appreciated is the concept of the “compact city” that the authors explore and the means deployed to sustain a high quality of life in urban contexts, through public space and a range of uses that meet the needs of inhabitants. Most importantly, the project considers the incorporation of infrastructural elements for energy generation and rainwater harvesting into the housing structures – combining technology and architecture in an innovative way.