intervention strategies for renovation of social housing estates

Laurentino38. Example of deprived social housing estates in Rome. Chapter 7
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The limits emerging in the first P.E.E.P. were revised and corrected in the second. Major
adaptations regarded location, size and function of the neighbourhoods were provided. They
were defined as interstitial building sites within the consolidated city, introducing mix-use
(offices, services and social and commercial facilities) and housed around 4.500 inhabitants
(Rossi, 2000).
PUBLIC
HOSUING
AGENCY
INA-Casa
GESCAL
LAW PERIOD AIM
Law n.43/1949,
n.1148/1955 for
the National
Plan INA-Casa
Law
n.1148/1955 for
the National
Plan INA-Casa
Law n. 60/1963
for GESCAL fund
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43-56
57-63
Solve housing
and employment
problems
involving public
administrations,
professionals
and artisans.
Promoting
building activity
65-80 Built social housing
neighborhoods
FINANCIAL
SOURCES
Workers,
building firms
and
government
Workers and
employers
HOUSING FEATURES 14
Guide lines
Minimum housing
requirements (30-90 m2 for
1-5 rooms);
Function: separation from
living and sleeping areas;
Building elements: loggias
and balconies.
Average floor area: 50-
60m2
Guide lines:
Minimum housing
requirements (50-110 m2
for 1-5 rooms);
Function: separation of
kitchen and living rooms;
Shared Facilities: pillar on
the ground floor
Average floor area: 80-
90m2
Regulations:
Minimum housing
requirements (64-112 m2
for 2-5 rooms).
Prefabrication allowed more
diversified typologies
The urban plan of Laurentino38 was initiated in 1972 by the local municipality, GESCAL and
IACP. Its implementation coincides with to other two large housing neighbourhoods, Corviale
and Vigne Nuove. Each has its own experimental character: ‘extensive urban expansion’
(Laurentino38), ‘urban healing in the periphery’ (Corviale. See the pictures in the next page)
and ‘urban mending of the periphery’ (Vigne Nuove) (Barucci et al., 1979).
A design group, composed by four departments, was formed to carry out the project 15 . The
group leader of the building department was Pietro Barucci.
Objectives of the design of Laurentino might be summarized as follows:
Integrated relationship with the surroundings: services within the neighbourhood not only
available on the local but also on the urban level;
Independent character: self-sufficient neighbourhood;
Enhancement of natural values: environment and archaeological remains;
Housing meeting modern living requirements: emphasising collectivity. Ensure: public
spaces, accessibility, urban – building - housing differentiation and size facilitating
management
14 Acocella, A (1980) “L’edilizia residenziale pubblica in Italia dal 1945 ad oggi” and GESCAL (1964) Norme tecniche di
esecuzione delle costruzioni con special riferimento alla progettazion
15 In particular, the four groups were: building department, structures and statistics calculations department, technical
equipments department, and programming and costs department. To the building department took part de Rossi,
Giovannini, Nucci, Sostegni.
12. G
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OBJECTIVES