San Rafael Unido, Caracas: Stair Improvement Case Study

SAN RAFAEL-UNIDO: LIFESTYLE AND CONDITIONS INFORMAL CITY FORMAL CITY

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SITE GEOGRAPHIC RISK source: “Upgrading San Rafael Unido: Integral Urban Project” p. 3 and http://wapi.isu.edu

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CARACAS POPULATION INFORMAL CITY

source: World Bank Data Finder, http://databank.worldbank.org

FORMAL CITY

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1.1 million workers

CURRENT WATER SUPPLY source: “Upgrading San Rafael Unido: Integral Urban Project” p.12

SAN RAFAEL-UNIDO PROJECT AREA

SITE TRAFFIC source: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/venezuela/labor-force-total-wb-data.html BUSINESSES SERVICED BY BARRIO DWELLERS BUSINESSES SERVICED BY FORMAL CITY INHABITANTS

CONDITIONS AND SOLUTIONS

29% SITE VULNERABLE

41 HOMES TO BE MOVED

GEOLOGICAL RISK AREA: 8 HECTARES

MITIGATION OF MOST SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS

30 NEW STAIRWAYS 2775 METERS OF INCREASED ACCESS

3 NEW ROADS 1505 METERS OF CIRCULATION

30 NEW PUBLIC SPACES EMBEDDED WITHIN STAIR NETWORK

5 PUBLIC BUILDINGS 7,000 SQ METERS NEW COMMUNITY SPACE

LOCAL INTERVENTIONS

STAIR NETWORK

ELECTRICAL DRAINAGE POTABLE WATER

BOUNDARY ROADS

SEWAGE

STAIR NETWORK - SITE CONTEXT

PUBLIC SPACE

PUBLIC BUILDINGS

STAIR NETWORK - UTILITY ACCESS

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PROCESS OF COMMUNICATION PROMOTERS / FUNDERS CONAVI: GOVERNMENT BACKED ORGANIZATION FORMED TO PROVIDE COORDINATION, FUNDING, AND ETHICAL CONTINUITY FOR THE PROJECT WORLD BANK: PROVIDED 40% OF FUNDING FOR THE $150 MILLION PROJECT

TECHNICIANS / NEGOTIATORS FUNDACOMUN: GOVERNMENT BACKED ORGANIZATION FORMED TO HANDLE SOCIAL ISSUES AND NEGOTIATE LEGAL ISSUES WITH ALL PARTIES INVOLVED CAMBEA: GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT TO THE COMMUNITY SURVEYORS, CONTRACTORS, WATER AND ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANIES: PROVIDED TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN REALIZING THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT

ARCHITECTS PROYECTOS ARQUI 5: RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING UPGRADES TO THE SAN RAFAEL AND UNIDO NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE LA VEGA BARRIO. THROUGH A WELL-DEVELOPED COMMUNICATION PROCESS, THEY DEVELOPED A PLAN THAT ADDRESSED THE COMMUNITY’S CONCERNS BY FOCUSING ON ACCESS NETWORKS RATHER THAN OPEN SPACES

COMMUNITY SAN RAFAEL AND UNIDO NEIGHBORHOODS: WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ARCHITECTS AND HAD A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE PLAN THAT RESULTED. THE PROJECT REQUIRED AND ACHIEVED 75% WRITTEN APPROVAL BY THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT ADDRESSED SPECIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT OPEN SPACE AND ACCESS TO UTILITIES

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