Designing the commons: an inquiry on case del quartiere in Turin, Italy

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The debates on the commons, and the practice of commoning have emerged in the 1990s as a critical reaction towards the dominant property rights arrangements based on neoliberal, top-down policies. Commons refers to shared spaces, communal properties, or things that cannot be appropriated while spatially it addresses the threshold between the public and the private. From this perspective, the contemporary commoning practices such as solidarity initiatives around housing, social and alternative economy cooperatives, educational and cultural self-organized ventures have strengthened the bonds of the communities, and their relation with the city. This study seeks to develop a theoretical mapping of the debate of commons that comprises different perspectives from different disciplines. Afterwards, the study investigates how the practices of commons have developed new architectural, and urban environments through an in depth analysis of various international examples. Moreover, it analyzes the practice of commons through the lens of “Neighborhood Houses” in Italy. Neighborhood Houses as where collective thoughts and experiences are expressed, and which experiences of participation, involvement and self-organization are initiated, can be seen as a significant examples of “common spaces.” This thesis aims to analyze these houses’ administrative organization, programmatic context, and especially their spatial, architectural and urban characteristics. Following the case studies of Neighborhood Houses, the study will offer a toolkit for architects showing possible design strategies in producing the spaces of commons.

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Commons, Commoning, Spaces of Commons, Neighborhood Houses, Public, Private

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P. Köroğlu, “Designing the commons: an inquiry on case del quartiere in Turin, Italy,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2021.