Acupunctural Renewal

In many processes of urban renewal, Social Space produced by the inhabitants of existing communities is overlooked. The project makes a claim for the recognition of Social Space and further develops strategies so that the built form can be adaptable and open to the constant production and reproduction of it. System theory and open city planning are used to create a tool set for an acupunctural open urban plan that deals in the in-between of the purely physical urban environment and the social dynamics it holds.

This system of acupunctural interventions is tested in two specific areas of the city, which have been developed in detail, showing both the plan’s flexibility and responsiveness to different pre-existing conditions, and its potential to be expanded and replicated across a variety of urban contexts.