Planning and Design Challenges for Smart Infrastructures: The Chiloé Island Case

Abstract

The objective of this study is to explore how to plan and design a type of green construction along with implementing urban governance plans, facilitating smart infrastructure and, in turn, the sustainability of the territory. The island of Chiloé, in southern Chile, has been selected as a case study, due to: (1) it has a unique vernacular architecture based on Smart buildings (2) it has a geographic morphology that has allowed from its genesis as a city to build in wood and sustainable materials; (3) it is going through a transition towards gentrification, due to its tourist attraction; (4) has a governance system. The methodology is developed through analysis of secondary sources, regarding interviews with: key actors of the place, together with developing a governance model adapted to the territory, finally a detailed analysis of a stilt house is made. It is concluded that planning and designing a type of Green construction together with implementing urban governance plans, if it facilitates the Smart infrastructure and in turn the sustainability of the territory.