Forma urbana y vivienda colectiva: una aproximación a la evaluación de densidad

Abstract

The research problem is based on the need to reexamine the forms of the residential tissue, derived from the transformations on growth patterns that occurred in the cities in the last decades. The concept of density is presented as a useful tool to propose actions of densification, compaction or intensification. However, it is not a neutral concept, it is fundamentally relational. Density and urban form are approached as a binomial to analyze the urban form and reflect on housing conditions that allow achieving vital urban environments, with residential quality. The paper analyzes groups of collective housing interventions with more compact and dense forms of occupation, incorporating a simulation model to compare the different alternatives of spatial organization in terms of urban form and density. Given the relational condition of the concept, we linked Density with Residential Quality, and we conclude about residential densification criteria.