How to maintain or enhance a sense of community in post-war neighborhoods, which are going through regeneration process
E. Gerstenkorn (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
Harald Mooij (TU Delft - Public Building and Housing Design)
R.S. Guis (TU Delft - Teachers of Practice / A)
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Abstract
In this research, I strived to explore solutions to the question:
How to maintain or enhance a sense of community in post-war neighborhoods undergoing regeneration processes
The outcome of this research provides a guideline for architectural planning, in creating an environment that reflects the importance of a sense of community in the built environment. The outcome can be viewed as a manual for analyzing and retrofitting neighborhoods, focusing on the shared spaces and maintaining or enhancing a sense of community. By focusing on a specific site, and examining its characteristics, I formed a guideline on how to treat specific issues with architectural interventions. I examined theories by various researchers (such as Gehl, Whyte, David Sim, and Bernard Tschumi) as well as architectural drawings of master plans that focus on shared spaces as an integral part of the vision.