urban conservation strategies urban elements analysis

Urban block: The urban blocks are the complement of the urban layout, basically when seeing this, you read an urban plan because it stands out . The analysis was made comparing what was planned (1925), what was built, and what exists nowadays.

1925 1932 1933 1938 1944 Nowadays

Morphology

Current neighborhood’s perimeter Designed blocks Built blocks Arzobispo River

Land parcelling: The lots are grouped in blocks, the analysis of these helps to understand the property’s structure and its relationship with land uses. A parcel is understood as the division of land (in this case the blocks), in lots for its later urbanization. The analysis was made identifying the occupation of the lot and how it was changing during the neighborhood’s consolidation to nowadays.

Merging lots Apportioning

Triangular Rectangular Square Trapezoidal

Front spaces: Are the ones created to divide the public and private area of a building or lots. The analysis was made by a characterization of front spaces during the neighborhood’s consolidation to nowadays.

Lot occupation: The buildings are the last scale to study, they adapt to the shape and dimensions of the lot and that it is the element that is most susceptible to changes.

Urban Elements Analysis

Occupation typologies: The typologies respond to the social group to which the urbanization was planned to. The analysis was made comparing what was planned (1925), what was built, and what exists nowadays.

Building heights: The most noticeable transformation linked to the analyzed elements is the building’s height, specially the way that the vertical space is occupied nowadays.

1 Floor

2 Floors

3 Floors

4 Floors

5 Floors

6 Floors

8 Floors

10 Floors

12 Floors Vacant lot

Continuous Reflected

Semi-isolated Isolated Rounded corner Vacant lot New building

Conservation Strategies

These strategies are divided into categories and focus mainly, in exalting the urban and architectural values with the structuration of guidelines, proposals and actions aimed at urban conservation.

Average height

Public space

Strategies oriented to circulation areas of neighborhood scale.

Environmental

Actions focused on the integration of the Arzobispo river.

Real-estate

Seeking to make the real estate profitable with low-impact dynamics.

Aesthetic

Approaching to the buildings through their aesthetic in the origin.