Exploring the mutual adaptive process of home-making and incremental upgrades in the context of Chile’s Progressive Housing Programme (1994–2016)

Mora, Rodrígo; Greene, Margarita; Gaspar, Rebeca; Moran, P H D Angela Leimkuhler

doi:10.1007/s10901-019-09677-9

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“…The outcomes of programs such as Vivienda Progresiva , have long been analysed in Chile (Mora et al 2009 ), yet there remains a lack of knowledge regarding the adaptive capacities of social housing (Chatrau et al 2020 ). The more informal campamento receive less attention, as their urban design is considered inferior and unplanned.…”

Section: Morphogenesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Morphogenesis of contemporary informal settlement in Chile

Alegría

Dovey

2022

Urban Des Int

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Despite a massive investment in subsidized housing, informal settlement remains a significant aspect of urban development in Chilean cities. This paper first surveys the urban morphology of contemporary settlements in four Chilean cities to maps the extent and location of neighbourhoods that have developed informally or semi-formally. The broad pattern is that the more informal of settlements have been practically eliminated from the capital of Santiago, yet mixed informality flourishes and is expanding on the peripheries of regional cities. Four cases are then mapped and analysed to show the morphogenesis—the ways buildings and street networks are incrementally designed and produced. A range of morphogenic patterns are identified including highly irregular morphologies on escarpment conditions, semi-regular street grids, and informal encrustations within formal housing projects. It is argued that informal production will remain significant and that a better understanding of informal settlement morphology is crucial to the design and planning for the future of Chilean cities.

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Section: Morphogenesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Morphogenesis of contemporary informal settlement in Chile

Alegría

Dovey

2022

Urban Des Int

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“…One particular implementation of the DfC strategy are the so-called 'expandable houses' or 'incremental houses'. This housing form is being built increasingly often, both in developing [20,21] and developed countries [22]. Generally, an expandable house has the ability to add expansions whenever desired and feasible by its residents.…”

Section: Expandable Housesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Expandable Houses: An Explorative Life Cycle Cost Analysis

2021

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In addition to the environmental burden of its construction and demolition activities, the Flemish housing market faces a structural affordability challenge. As one possible answer, this research explores the potential of so-called expandable houses, being built increasingly often. Through specific design choices that enable the disassembly and future reuse of individual components and so align with the idea of a circular economy, expandable houses promise to provide ever-changing homes with a smaller impact on the environment and at a lower cost for clients. In this paper, an expandable house suitable for various housing needs is conceived through a scenario-based research-by-design approach and compared to a reference house for Flanders. Subsequently, for both houses the life cycle costs are calculated and compared. The results of this exploration support the proposition that designing expandable houses can be a catalyst for sustainable, circular housing development and that households could benefit from its social, economic and ecological qualities. It requires, however, a dynamic perspective on evaluating their life-cycle impact.

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“…In early 2000s studies led the discussion around appropriateness of social housing and critiques for low living standards in the government-supported housing for the poor aiming to avoid the negative impacts of previous programs centered in achieving quantitative goals (Ducci, 1997;Muñoz, 2007;Rodríguez & Sugranyes, 2005). Incremental housing initiatives in Chile have their origin in the 1950s although were interrupted during Pinochet dictatorship and were retaken as the country made its transition to democracy in 1990s (Arellano, 1977;Mora et al, 2020;Muñoz, 2007).…”

Section: Incremental Housing and Informalitymentioning

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Beyond the freedom to build: Long-term outcomes of Elemental’s incremental housing in Quinta Monroy

Carrasco

O’Brien²

2021

urbe, Rev. Bras. Gest. Urbana

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In 2003, the Chilean architecture firm Elemental began to revisit the idea of partially completed housing harnessing the productive capacities of the informal process within a more formal framework. The Quinta Monroy project in the northern Chilean city of Iquique was the first such project and involved the in-situ replacement of an informal settlement. The desire of residents was for a middle-class house that was beyond the scope of their budget or the subsidy. The Elemental project at Quinta Monroy comprised 93 expandable houses designed in parallel buildings and organized in four courtyards aiming to promote community interaction and maintain neighbors’ affinities. This paper investigates the process of housing adaptation through self-construction twelve years after the residents received their homes in 2005. The strategy to promote resident-driven expansions has been successful as 92 out of 93 households expanded their homes. The most significant concerns focused on the deterioration of living standards due to progressive and uncontrollable extensions which might have significant impacts on the settlement development. The findings from this paper focus on the neighbors’ negotiations for housing extensions and the risk of the re-creation of precarious living environments evidencing limitations for unassisted or spontaneous incremental schemes of housing development.

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Exploring the mutual adaptive process of home-making and incremental upgrades in the context of Chile’s Progressive Housing Programme (1994–2016)

Cited by 12 publications

References 22 publications

Morphogenesis of contemporary informal settlement in Chile

Morphogenesis of contemporary informal settlement in Chile

Expandable Houses: An Explorative Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Beyond the freedom to build: Long-term outcomes of Elemental’s incremental housing in Quinta Monroy

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