Typological analysis of H-plan social housing blocks built in Spain between 1957 and 1981

Abstract

One of the main challenges that Spanish cities will need to address in the near future is the regeneration of social housing estates that were built during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. One of the causes of this obsolescence is the maladjustment between the housing typologies and the needs of contemporary society. The aim of this research is to shed new light on these typologies, in order to enable a more efficient regeneration. A total of 44 blocks built in Spain between 1957 and 1981 have been analyzed. This research intends to establish a characterization of the H-plan social housing block type that can be a reference for future regenerative initiatives.