Plan Cerro’s participatory design workshop
Focus on root rather than symptoms
Consulting Valparaiso
Input for the city’s Urban Development Plan
The project consisted on analyzing an area within the city that was defined by the river basin and its borders through an integrated urban planning approach, which could then be replicated throughout the rest of the city. In order to achieve this, we mapped the street network, public facilities, open spaces, infrastructure and housing in this area. The idea was to propose an incremental strategy to strengthen the accessibility to public services for the residents and in parallel think of this network of public services as the frame for the evacuation network in case of a natural disaster. Additionally, we engaged in a systemic analysis that related these spatial variables with other social, environmental and economic variables.
It was truly inspiring to have the opportunity to work with many different profiles (experts in planning and participatory processes, environmental scientists, neighborhood leaders and architects) which allowed us to propose an initial framework for a multidisciplinary systemic analysis that can bring together all of these experts in the further definition of the planning agenda for Valparaiso.
Collaborator: Manuela Uribe