NEW OPEN SPACES DESIGN

The connectivity at the urban scale is implemented at the scale of the project site with a system of pergolas and new paths. In the open space defined by the grid, the slabs of the existing building are interconnected with new pergolas and paths, which both provide covered and protected passages and trace new interesting gradual spaces of privacy and publicness. The design of the open space is characterized by a new and necessary gradual relationship between private, semi-public and public spaces. New private gardens are designed in front of the houses, while inside the circular pergolas, open courtyards host public activities such as playgrounds, allotment gardens, spaces for worship, gyms, sculpture gardens, and gathering activities such as open theatre. The pathways and pergolas follow the topography with fluent movements, also covering the existing garages and parking plots which become better integrated with the design of the public space. The pergolas are partially covered by solar panels, incorporating energy production within the landscape. 
Semi-private space or buffer zones, like gardens, pergola, terraces, and verandas, etc. become crucial elements in term os social interaction providing a soft transition between private space and public. They guarantee occasions for new ineraction, but simultaneasly a protective layer from the overexposure to a new community that can lead to social withdrawal.