Interstitial spaces: their functionality and connectivity with the city

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https://doi.org/10.32870/rvcs.v0i14.255

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Urban interstice, Socio-spatial relationships, Habitability, Functionality, Connectivity

Abstract

The accelerated growth of cities has left in its wake the formation of interstices in the peripheries, spaces characterized by the lack of attention, evidenced in their conditions of deterioration and contamination, a fact that has repercussions on the type of use given to them. In this sense, the aim of the study is to analyze the type of socio-spatial relations required in the interstice between the neighborhood and the city; in which a mixed methods approach was implemented based on the application of a perception questionnaire and a field record, which considered socio-spatial relations, functionality and connectivity as variables. The research was carried out during the period from August 2021 to December 2022, in the interstices adjacent to the Los Encinos neighborhood, located in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. The results showed differences in the functionality of the interstice based on physical and visual permeability and proximity to infrastructure and equipment. In this sense, it was shown that the connectivity of the environment conditions the use of interstitial spaces and weakens their socio-spatial relations. The contribution of this paper focused on showing that these spaces, commonly characterized in various studies as having little or no use, do present appropriations: ephemeral or long-lasting, which is limited to the perceived conditions of connectivity and security.

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Author Biographies

Lizeth Guadalupe Félix Lugo, Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico

Bachelor of Architecture, Student of a Master's Degree in Architecture, Urbanism and Design (MyDAUD), from the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design (FIAD), of the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC). She focused on urban issues and socio-spatial relationships.

Mariel Organista Camacho, Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico

PhD in Habitat Sciences from the inter-institutional Program in Habitat Sciences at the UASLP/UADY. Full-time Professor-Researcher at the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design (FIAD) of the Autonomous University of Baja California, professor of the Master's and Doctoral Program in Architecture, Urbanism and Design (MyDAUD). Member of the National System of Researchers, Candidate. Desirable profile of the Academic Performance Recognition Program (PREDEPA) (2021-2024). Member of the Academic Body UABC-CA-333: Architecture, City and Landscape. Member of the university technical council. President of the Academic Subcommittee by Field of Knowledge (SACC) of Line 2. Urbanism and Landscape of MyDAUD. She is currently directing Master's and PhD theses in the MyDAUD program. In the professional field, she belongs to the College of Professional Architects of Ensenada (CAPE). Her topics of interest are habitability, social interest housing, socio-spatial relations, public space and ways of living.

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Félix Lugo, L. G., & Organista Camacho, M. (2023). Interstitial spaces: their functionality and connectivity with the city. Vivienda Y Comunidades Sustentables, (14), 21–41. https://doi.org/10.32870/rvcs.v0i14.255

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