Open space design: managing urban complexity

Open space design: managing urban complexity is the result of an interdisciplinary research experience conducted by the authors in the fields of technological-environmental design and multi-scalar parametric modeling. The thematic chapters develop topics from the suggestions provided by the discussion with DREISEITLconsulting regarding the strategic role of open spaces and related infrastructures in urban regeneration processes. Starting from the idea of open spaces as an enriched system, the book addresses their potential in densely built environments as urban technological devices capable of providing mainly ecosystem services for more resilient cities. To achieve this goal, particular attention is paid to the contribution of multifunctional systems managed according to the principles of “design for water conservation” to improving the ecological-environmental quality of the urban context. The complexity of such transformative interventions suggests different approaches based also on parametric modeling forms that can orient and verify all the steps of the design processes.