Wielofunkcyjne osiedle społeczne – koncepcja rewitalizacji obszaru pofortecznego w Warszawie
Multifunctional social housing complex – regeneration concept of a former fortification area in Warsaw

Summary/Abstract: The reinterpretation of the idea of a social housing complex becomes an alternative, yet a response to numerous contemporary problems visible in many large, homogeneous housing estates and the challenges of spatial planning in large cities. The constitutive features of well-designed pre-war social housing estates have recently been rediscovered in the context of present-day, often chaotically developed housing estates that lack basic services. Important issues that relate specifically to social housing complexes are local community building and strengthening social connections through proper spatial planning and ensuring a diverse social structure, including less wealthy residents in danger of social exclusion. Possible solutions are diversified forms of access to affordable housing, such as municipal and social housing and various types of subsidies for the purchase or rental of apartments. The article proposes a theoretical re-development concept of a “socially conscious” housing complex in a brownfield in the Wola district in Warsaw that was previously used as a fortification area and then as an industrial site. The proposal includes, in addition to housing, various social services (a school, a kindergarten, a health centre, a community centre, and retail) and various open public spaces accessible to the general public.

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