preprints.org > engineering > architecture, building and construction > doi: 10.20944/preprints202410.1982.v1

Preprint Case Report Version 1 This version is not peer-reviewed

Version 1 : Received: 24 October 2024 / Approved: 24 October 2024 / Online: 25 October 2024 (11:41:23 CEST)

Nowadays, considering the urgent issue related to climate change and land consumption as well as increasing urban population, urban spaces, enhanced by appropriate design solutions, can help reduce risks and improve conditions of environmental well-being. In this frame, thanks to collaboration between the Department of Architecture of the University of Palermo and the Municipality of Naro, in the province of Agrigento (Sicily, Italy), an urban environmental design workshop was promoted to redefine an urban space without a precise identity and denied to public use, within the fabric of a minor historical center in the Sicilian hinterland. The article summarizes the adopted methodology, including the population needs’ assessment, the environmental context assessment, the historical analysis of the urban space to redefine within the context of whole historical center, possible urban and greening solutions and design references according to the urban biophilic approach. The resulting preliminary design aims to be an example of an interdisciplinary approach, respectful of the existing, which places the comfort and well-being of the user at the center of the design. Moreover, it is an interesting example of urban regeneration through the biophilic approach applied to a small urban center, which could be replicated in other similar contexts.

urban regeneration; biophilic design; sustainable architecture; urban greening; environmental design; urban comfort; urban biophilic approach

Engineering, Architecture, Building and Construction

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