A New Methodology For Analysis Of Spatial Interventions Towards Sustainability In Social Housing Regeneration – The Case Of Gyldenrisparken In Copenhagen (1)

Abstract

Since the 1980s, there has been almost a trend to regenerate large housing settlements under decay, particularly those built after the world wars in Europe. Much research has gone into housing regeneration under the disciplines of planning, design, sociology, and other branches of humanities. These studies focus primarily on mass housing settlements, constructed as social housing venues through industrialized production methods. As the large scale of such settlements significantly affect the urban life and citizens, many studies have been directed towards addressing the issues of sustainability and liveability, either explicitly or implicitly. Designed under the similar principles of modern architecture, many post-war housing estates differ a lot due to their changing localities (Van Kempen, et al., 2005). Rowlands et al. (2009) underline this criticality of differentiation among the estates built across the world, particularly in Europe, Asia, and America, specifically pointing to the need for understanding the individualities of each estate to discover potential solutions for accumulating problems. In this way, it makes sense to examine individual cases and draw experiences from them to develop new tools and tactics for later renewals.