The research site is located in Kyiv, one of the oldest Eastern European cities with a rich cultural and historical heritage. However, after the Second World War and the boom of industrialization, residential architecture only served a purely functional purpose, all existing context were neglected because of high speed of design and construction of prefabricated apartments. This approach is still being carried out in the modern architecture and urban design, making prefabricated architecture with low quality of public and green spaces a common sight. The goal of the thesis is to use urban agriculture as the main tool to improve of existing situation in post-soviet and modern neighborhoods, establish social connections and enhance the remains of landscape heritage. A profound research of the urban agriculture of Kyiv was done to evaluate existing short food supply chains and stakeholders for this proposal. A social survey was conducted to validate the respect and value that the citizens have towards locally grown food and their desire to take charge of their land. A historical analysis showed that Kyiv has many overlapping layers in urban fabric, such as massive neighborhoods side by side with old rural landscape. The case study of the thesis is Pozniaky sleeping district that contains the remains of the Pozniaky village that existed since 15th century; it is a vivid example of contrast between old and new, rural and urban. The district is new; the construction started during Soviet times and it continues until now with high speed and density. The continuous expansion is swallowing the remains of the village the villagers constantly fight back to this injustice. Study area shows the consequence of urbanization and how it can affect relationship between people of the same city. Historical and landscape analysis was made to find the permanencies of natural and rural landscape. Interviews with active citizens were collected for developing future strategy of improvement together. The strategy used in the thesis is based on the work of Italia Nostra, a non-profit organization that makes successful urban agriculture projects in order to enhance and preserve natural and historical heritage in Italy. The soft design proposal is flexible and involves people in the process of its creation and maintenance. The key stakeholders of the project are apartment cooperatives, Pozniaky residents and educational institutions. The proposal contains guidelines to help reconnect the remains of the villages with the neighborhood that residents can use and adapt according to their needs. Small scale gardens and farms are proposed in important locations, introducing possible collective schemes. The research has developed new methodology of design in rural heritage context that requires community involvement and can be applied in other Kyiv cases.
Il sito di ricerca si trova a Kyiv, una delle più antiche città dell'Europa orientale con un ricco patrimonio culturale e storico. Tuttavia, dopo la Seconda guerra mondiale e il boom dell'industrializzazione, l'architettura residenziale aveva solo uno scopo puramente funzionale, tutti i contesti esistenti erano trascurati a causa dell'alta velocità di progettazione e costruzione di appartamenti prefabbricati. Questo approccio è ancora in corso nell'architettura moderna e nella progettazione urbana, rendendo l'architettura prefabbricata con scarsa qualità di spazi verdi e pubblici uno sguardo comune. L'obiettivo della tesi è di utilizzare l'agricoltura urbana come strumento principale per migliorare la situazione esistente nei quartieri post-sovietici e moderni, stabilire connessioni sociali e valorizzare i resti del patrimonio paesaggistico. Una profonda ricerca sull'agricoltura urbana di Kiev è stata condotta per valutare le filiere di approvvigionamento alimentare e le parti interessate esistenti per questa proposta. È stato condotto un sondaggio sociale per convalidare il rispetto e il valore che i cittadini hanno nei confronti del cibo coltivato localmente e il loro desiderio di prendere in carico la propria terra. Un'analisi storica ha dimostrato che Kyiv ha molti strati sovrapposti nel tessuto urbano, come i massicci quartieri vicini al vecchio paesaggio rurale. Il caso di studio della tesi è la città dormitorio Pozniaky che contiene i resti del villaggio Pozniaky che esisteva dal 15 ° secolo; è un vivido esempio di contrasto tra vecchio e nuovo, rurale e urbano. Il distretto è nuovo; la costruzione è iniziata in epoca sovietica e continua fino ad oggi con alta velocità e densità. La continua espansione sta inghiottendo i resti del villaggio che gli abitanti del villaggio combattono costantemente contro questa ingiustizia. L'area di studio mostra le conseguenze dell'urbanizzazione e come può influenzare la relazione tra persone della stessa città. L'analisi storica e paesaggistica è stata fatta per trovare le permanenze del paesaggio naturale e rurale. Sono state raccolte interviste con cittadini attivi per sviluppare insieme una futura strategia di miglioramento. La strategia utilizzata nella tesi si basa sul lavoro di Italia Nostra, un'organizzazione non profit che realizza progetti di agricoltura urbana di successo al fine di valorizzare e preservare il patrimonio naturale e storico in Italia. La proposta di progettazione soft è flessibile e coinvolge le persone nel processo di creazione e manutenzione. I principali stakeholder del progetto sono cooperativi di appartamenti, residenti di Pozniaky e istituzioni educative. La proposta contiene linee guida per aiutare a ricollegare i resti dei villaggi con il quartiere che i residenti possono utilizzare e adattare in base alle loro esigenze. Giardini e aziende agricole di piccole dimensioni sono proposti in luoghi importanti, introducendo possibili schemi collettivi. La ricerca ha sviluppato una nuova metodologia di progettazione nel contesto del patrimonio rurale che richiede il coinvolgimento della comunità e può essere applicata in altri casi di Kyiv.
Regeneration of Pozniaky village : giving new life to the hidden heritage through urban agriculture
LEVADNA, ANNA
2017/2018
Abstract
The research site is located in Kyiv, one of the oldest Eastern European cities with a rich cultural and historical heritage. However, after the Second World War and the boom of industrialization, residential architecture only served a purely functional purpose, all existing context were neglected because of high speed of design and construction of prefabricated apartments. This approach is still being carried out in the modern architecture and urban design, making prefabricated architecture with low quality of public and green spaces a common sight. The goal of the thesis is to use urban agriculture as the main tool to improve of existing situation in post-soviet and modern neighborhoods, establish social connections and enhance the remains of landscape heritage. A profound research of the urban agriculture of Kyiv was done to evaluate existing short food supply chains and stakeholders for this proposal. A social survey was conducted to validate the respect and value that the citizens have towards locally grown food and their desire to take charge of their land. A historical analysis showed that Kyiv has many overlapping layers in urban fabric, such as massive neighborhoods side by side with old rural landscape. The case study of the thesis is Pozniaky sleeping district that contains the remains of the Pozniaky village that existed since 15th century; it is a vivid example of contrast between old and new, rural and urban. The district is new; the construction started during Soviet times and it continues until now with high speed and density. The continuous expansion is swallowing the remains of the village the villagers constantly fight back to this injustice. Study area shows the consequence of urbanization and how it can affect relationship between people of the same city. Historical and landscape analysis was made to find the permanencies of natural and rural landscape. Interviews with active citizens were collected for developing future strategy of improvement together. The strategy used in the thesis is based on the work of Italia Nostra, a non-profit organization that makes successful urban agriculture projects in order to enhance and preserve natural and historical heritage in Italy. The soft design proposal is flexible and involves people in the process of its creation and maintenance. The key stakeholders of the project are apartment cooperatives, Pozniaky residents and educational institutions. The proposal contains guidelines to help reconnect the remains of the villages with the neighborhood that residents can use and adapt according to their needs. Small scale gardens and farms are proposed in important locations, introducing possible collective schemes. The research has developed new methodology of design in rural heritage context that requires community involvement and can be applied in other Kyiv cases.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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1. Big scale UA research.pdf
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Descrizione: 1. Big scale Kyiv Urban Agriculture research
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2. Short supply chain research.pdf
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Descrizione: 7. Social analysis based on the interviews with active community of the neighborhood
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9. Zoom 1 and 2.pdf
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