Lidia Errante | Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria (original) (raw)
Papers by Lidia Errante
TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment
In the contemporary context of the polycrisis, ways and criteria for sustainable urban transforma... more In the contemporary context of the polycrisis, ways and criteria for sustainable urban transformation are discussed that shift the needle of ecological transition from building to city, towards energy self-sufficiency and social self-determination. Alternative forms of management, containment and production of clean and accessible energy from renewable sources are explored that have feedback in terms of process, design and social innovation. The paper aims to highlight the active and adaptive dimensions of technological design in its ability to support and promote behaviour favouring sustainable environmental transition.
The urban book series, 2023
The environmental quality of the modern city is a central issue in the Italian and international ... more The environmental quality of the modern city is a central issue in the Italian and international design debate. The pandemic and the perspective of a post-pandemic phase have accelerated the inevitable transformation of the living spaces-indoor and outdoor, urban and domestic-bringing out renewed awareness and new quality requirements. The need to achieve results to limit energy consumption, reduce polluting emissions, promote less land consumption, and conditions of urban resilience is becoming gradually urgent, according to European and national strategic, political and regulatory indications. Space quality requirements, which correspond to different conditions of quality of living, are generally identified in the physical and social accessibility of places and dwellings, in the production and availability of energy from renewable sources, in the availability of green public spaces, and in the opportunity to carry out leisure and sports activities. The paper investigates the transformation of public residential neighbourhoods, highlighting urban and technological design opportunities within the paradigm of eco-district and biophilic urbanism. Two case studies within the INA CASA Plan in Reggio Calabria-Sbarre Inferiori and San Brunello-will be the object of analysis and meta-design transformation scenarios to test with green quality requirements. The scenarios aim to explore microclimatic improvements for the districts, the redefinition of outdoor spaces, the implementations of technologies for clean energy production, and the containment of resources consumption. The object of the contribution goes towards principles of health and well-being of the communities, recognising the urban risk factors implicated in the global pandemic and the need to restore the existing building stock and residential estates. Eventually, the paper suggests a framework of actions, green technologies, and design options to manage those environmental concerns.
transcript Verlag eBooks, Dec 31, 2019
The Urban Book Series
As it is known, the global phenomenon of rising temperatures causes uncomfortable and often harmf... more As it is known, the global phenomenon of rising temperatures causes uncomfortable and often harmful conditions for human beings living in moderate-climate zones, such as the Mediterranean area, especially in the hottest periods. Examinations of metropolitan cities can witness that high temperatures generate Urban Heat Island (UHI), due to population, buildings, vehicles and human activities in general. With the increase of rising temperatures in the latest decades, people living in big cities have gotten used to tackling heat discomfort with electricity charged cooling systems. As a result, the energy consumption for air-conditioning causes UHIs’ effects to further grow. It is scientifically confirmed that the behavioral habit of relying on artificially generated cold whenever temperatures rise will eventually make the climate crisis more problematic in the near future. Energy communities are used to producing, storing and consuming energy on site; therefore, power sources must be i...
Sustainability
A low level of energy literacy can hamper the adoption of climate-responsive solutions in the bui... more A low level of energy literacy can hamper the adoption of climate-responsive solutions in the built environment. This is often the case of social housing neighborhoods, where the implementation of improvement measures such as those from the EU Recovery Plan (PNRR in Italy) may become difficult because of the specific socio-cultural and economic criticalities. Here, inhabitants are more prone to misinformation as well as energy poverty. Therefore, understanding the level of knowledge and willingness to implement certain design actions at both site and building levels is of utmost importance to make the transition as effective and just as needed. The article presents a pilot survey conducted in two Italian social housing neighborhoods to assess residents’ understanding and preparedness to implement climate-responsive strategies, as well as literacy gaps about energy transition and related public fundings. This can prepare the ground for developing effective solutions to improve the li...
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Springer International Publishing eBooks, Oct 19, 2022
Lecture notes in networks and systems, 2022
Lecture notes in networks and systems, 2022
Il contributo propone lo scenario di ricerca meta-progettuale di riqualificazione edilizia sosten... more Il contributo propone lo scenario di ricerca meta-progettuale di riqualificazione edilizia sostenibile del quartiere INA Casa “Sbarre Inferiori” a Reggio Calabria attraverso una duplice riflessione. Da un lato, le potenzialità trasformative, tecnologiche e formali, del patrimonio residenziale pubblico realizzato nell’ambito del Piano INA Casa. Dall’altro, l’estensione del ciclo di vita dei manufatti e il miglioramento della qualità spaziale degli alloggi secondo un approccio circolare, low-tech ed ecologico. L’esito progettuale prevede un abaco di addizioni tecnologiche in bio XLAM pensate secondo principi di Design for Disassembly, che consente il riutilizzo dei moduli in nuove configurazioni spaziali e funzionali, e il remanufacturing e il riciclo degli elementi a fine vita. Parole chiave: Sostenibilità edilizia; Design for disassembly; Economia circolare; INA Casa; Remanufacturing. La riqualificazione del patrimonio residenziale pubblico italiano è al centro dell’attuale dibattit...
Cultural Commons and Urban Dynamics
The focus on accessibility is a primary concern in the field of public space, as a right to be gu... more The focus on accessibility is a primary concern in the field of public space, as a right to be guaranteed by and for all the actors involved, both public and private. The objective of providing a good standard of accessibility can only be achieved through an accurate understanding of the physical and social conditions of public space: on the one hand, studying the socio-spatial dynamics; on the other hand through a desirable renovation of the design know-how, making accessible to administrations and designers the necessary knowledge needed to positively improve the success of urban transformation actions.
In recent years sustainability has conquered the cultural debate, challenging the architectural a... more In recent years sustainability has conquered the cultural debate, challenging the architectural and urban design processes, and asking for the right choice of materials and technologies. The definition of sustainability can be elusive and difficult to frame in a univocal theoretical apparatus, but we cannot ignore a universal awareness on the impact that our lifestyle can have on future generations. This contribution proposes a reflection on technical regulations and strategic planning tools, to be updated in order to ensure a certain degree of sustainability and liveability. This ambition can be achieved improving the performance of buildings and public spaces according to the understanding of users’ behaviours. The contribution explores liveability in relation to the safety of buildings and the sustainability of public spaces and suggests innovative and holistic toolkits to monitor, read and interpret, the built environment and formulate relevant answers to the ever-changing and v...
The emphasis placed on urban living issues concerning public space seems well-founded based on th... more The emphasis placed on urban living issues concerning public space seems well-founded based on the many spatial, environmental, social and psychological effects connected the processes of urban transformation. The liveability of the contemporary cities cannot ignore the features of quality and diversity of the system of public spaces, intended here as an infrastructure capable of connecting places and people, goods and services in continuous flow. This contribution highlights the need for tools able to interpreting the ever-changing physical and social demands of contemporary public space and propose an interpretative cognitive model to support to Public Administrations order to better orient urban transformation and regeneration strategies and goals.
TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment
This contribution presents the meta-design research scenario of the sustainable building redevelo... more This contribution presents the meta-design research scenario of the sustainable building redevelopment of the INA Casa “Sbarre Inferiori” district in Reggio Calabria based on a twofold reflection. On the one hand, the transformative potential, both technological and formal, of the public housing stock created under the INA Casa Plan. On the other, the extension of the life cycle of the buildings and the improvement of the spatial quality of the housing according to a circular, low-tech and ecological approach. The result is an abacus of technological additions in bio-xlam conceived according to the principles of Design for Disassembly, which allows the reuse of the modules in new spatial and functional configurations, and the remanufacturing and recycling of the elements at the end of their life.
Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021
Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021
Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021
Urban Studies and Public Administration
The paper investigates urban and domestic living and how these have been modified by the new need... more The paper investigates urban and domestic living and how these have been modified by the new needs, concerns and fears connected to the most recent global pandemic. The contribution highlights how urban and domestic dimensions are key elements of our existence and resistance. The topic is articulated in a twofold dimension: - the urban scale of the city, which is continuing to function even during the emergency, allowing us to believe that the tools in our hands are capable of being used in a more flexible way, both from a political-based and a design-based perspective;- the domestic sphere, whose connotations make the house versatile and flexible in the context of the progress and technological advancement that is now happening in the community and for this reason the space must meet the requirements of adaptability to operate perfectly even as a workplace. Eventually, the contribution defines the requirements for a resistant living, and the tools that will enable...
Urban Studies and Public Administration
The paper investigates urban and domestic living and how these have been modified by the new need... more The paper investigates urban and domestic living and how these have been modified by the new needs, concerns and fears connected to the most recent global pandemic. The contribution highlights how urban and domestic dimensions are key elements of our existence and resistance. The topic is articulated in a twofold dimension: - the urban scale of the city, which is continuing to function even during the emergency, allowing us to believe that the tools in our hands are capable of being used in a more flexible way, both from a political-based and a design-based perspective;- the domestic sphere, whose connotations make the house versatile and flexible in the context of the progress and technological advancement that is now happening in the community and for this reason the space must meet the requirements of adaptability to operate perfectly even as a workplace. Eventually, the contribution defines the requirements for a resistant living, and the tools that will enable...
TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment
In the contemporary context of the polycrisis, ways and criteria for sustainable urban transforma... more In the contemporary context of the polycrisis, ways and criteria for sustainable urban transformation are discussed that shift the needle of ecological transition from building to city, towards energy self-sufficiency and social self-determination. Alternative forms of management, containment and production of clean and accessible energy from renewable sources are explored that have feedback in terms of process, design and social innovation. The paper aims to highlight the active and adaptive dimensions of technological design in its ability to support and promote behaviour favouring sustainable environmental transition.
The urban book series, 2023
The environmental quality of the modern city is a central issue in the Italian and international ... more The environmental quality of the modern city is a central issue in the Italian and international design debate. The pandemic and the perspective of a post-pandemic phase have accelerated the inevitable transformation of the living spaces-indoor and outdoor, urban and domestic-bringing out renewed awareness and new quality requirements. The need to achieve results to limit energy consumption, reduce polluting emissions, promote less land consumption, and conditions of urban resilience is becoming gradually urgent, according to European and national strategic, political and regulatory indications. Space quality requirements, which correspond to different conditions of quality of living, are generally identified in the physical and social accessibility of places and dwellings, in the production and availability of energy from renewable sources, in the availability of green public spaces, and in the opportunity to carry out leisure and sports activities. The paper investigates the transformation of public residential neighbourhoods, highlighting urban and technological design opportunities within the paradigm of eco-district and biophilic urbanism. Two case studies within the INA CASA Plan in Reggio Calabria-Sbarre Inferiori and San Brunello-will be the object of analysis and meta-design transformation scenarios to test with green quality requirements. The scenarios aim to explore microclimatic improvements for the districts, the redefinition of outdoor spaces, the implementations of technologies for clean energy production, and the containment of resources consumption. The object of the contribution goes towards principles of health and well-being of the communities, recognising the urban risk factors implicated in the global pandemic and the need to restore the existing building stock and residential estates. Eventually, the paper suggests a framework of actions, green technologies, and design options to manage those environmental concerns.
transcript Verlag eBooks, Dec 31, 2019
The Urban Book Series
As it is known, the global phenomenon of rising temperatures causes uncomfortable and often harmf... more As it is known, the global phenomenon of rising temperatures causes uncomfortable and often harmful conditions for human beings living in moderate-climate zones, such as the Mediterranean area, especially in the hottest periods. Examinations of metropolitan cities can witness that high temperatures generate Urban Heat Island (UHI), due to population, buildings, vehicles and human activities in general. With the increase of rising temperatures in the latest decades, people living in big cities have gotten used to tackling heat discomfort with electricity charged cooling systems. As a result, the energy consumption for air-conditioning causes UHIs’ effects to further grow. It is scientifically confirmed that the behavioral habit of relying on artificially generated cold whenever temperatures rise will eventually make the climate crisis more problematic in the near future. Energy communities are used to producing, storing and consuming energy on site; therefore, power sources must be i...
Sustainability
A low level of energy literacy can hamper the adoption of climate-responsive solutions in the bui... more A low level of energy literacy can hamper the adoption of climate-responsive solutions in the built environment. This is often the case of social housing neighborhoods, where the implementation of improvement measures such as those from the EU Recovery Plan (PNRR in Italy) may become difficult because of the specific socio-cultural and economic criticalities. Here, inhabitants are more prone to misinformation as well as energy poverty. Therefore, understanding the level of knowledge and willingness to implement certain design actions at both site and building levels is of utmost importance to make the transition as effective and just as needed. The article presents a pilot survey conducted in two Italian social housing neighborhoods to assess residents’ understanding and preparedness to implement climate-responsive strategies, as well as literacy gaps about energy transition and related public fundings. This can prepare the ground for developing effective solutions to improve the li...
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Springer International Publishing eBooks, Oct 19, 2022
Lecture notes in networks and systems, 2022
Lecture notes in networks and systems, 2022
Il contributo propone lo scenario di ricerca meta-progettuale di riqualificazione edilizia sosten... more Il contributo propone lo scenario di ricerca meta-progettuale di riqualificazione edilizia sostenibile del quartiere INA Casa “Sbarre Inferiori” a Reggio Calabria attraverso una duplice riflessione. Da un lato, le potenzialità trasformative, tecnologiche e formali, del patrimonio residenziale pubblico realizzato nell’ambito del Piano INA Casa. Dall’altro, l’estensione del ciclo di vita dei manufatti e il miglioramento della qualità spaziale degli alloggi secondo un approccio circolare, low-tech ed ecologico. L’esito progettuale prevede un abaco di addizioni tecnologiche in bio XLAM pensate secondo principi di Design for Disassembly, che consente il riutilizzo dei moduli in nuove configurazioni spaziali e funzionali, e il remanufacturing e il riciclo degli elementi a fine vita. Parole chiave: Sostenibilità edilizia; Design for disassembly; Economia circolare; INA Casa; Remanufacturing. La riqualificazione del patrimonio residenziale pubblico italiano è al centro dell’attuale dibattit...
Cultural Commons and Urban Dynamics
The focus on accessibility is a primary concern in the field of public space, as a right to be gu... more The focus on accessibility is a primary concern in the field of public space, as a right to be guaranteed by and for all the actors involved, both public and private. The objective of providing a good standard of accessibility can only be achieved through an accurate understanding of the physical and social conditions of public space: on the one hand, studying the socio-spatial dynamics; on the other hand through a desirable renovation of the design know-how, making accessible to administrations and designers the necessary knowledge needed to positively improve the success of urban transformation actions.
In recent years sustainability has conquered the cultural debate, challenging the architectural a... more In recent years sustainability has conquered the cultural debate, challenging the architectural and urban design processes, and asking for the right choice of materials and technologies. The definition of sustainability can be elusive and difficult to frame in a univocal theoretical apparatus, but we cannot ignore a universal awareness on the impact that our lifestyle can have on future generations. This contribution proposes a reflection on technical regulations and strategic planning tools, to be updated in order to ensure a certain degree of sustainability and liveability. This ambition can be achieved improving the performance of buildings and public spaces according to the understanding of users’ behaviours. The contribution explores liveability in relation to the safety of buildings and the sustainability of public spaces and suggests innovative and holistic toolkits to monitor, read and interpret, the built environment and formulate relevant answers to the ever-changing and v...
The emphasis placed on urban living issues concerning public space seems well-founded based on th... more The emphasis placed on urban living issues concerning public space seems well-founded based on the many spatial, environmental, social and psychological effects connected the processes of urban transformation. The liveability of the contemporary cities cannot ignore the features of quality and diversity of the system of public spaces, intended here as an infrastructure capable of connecting places and people, goods and services in continuous flow. This contribution highlights the need for tools able to interpreting the ever-changing physical and social demands of contemporary public space and propose an interpretative cognitive model to support to Public Administrations order to better orient urban transformation and regeneration strategies and goals.
TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment
This contribution presents the meta-design research scenario of the sustainable building redevelo... more This contribution presents the meta-design research scenario of the sustainable building redevelopment of the INA Casa “Sbarre Inferiori” district in Reggio Calabria based on a twofold reflection. On the one hand, the transformative potential, both technological and formal, of the public housing stock created under the INA Casa Plan. On the other, the extension of the life cycle of the buildings and the improvement of the spatial quality of the housing according to a circular, low-tech and ecological approach. The result is an abacus of technological additions in bio-xlam conceived according to the principles of Design for Disassembly, which allows the reuse of the modules in new spatial and functional configurations, and the remanufacturing and recycling of the elements at the end of their life.
Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021
Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021
Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021
Urban Studies and Public Administration
The paper investigates urban and domestic living and how these have been modified by the new need... more The paper investigates urban and domestic living and how these have been modified by the new needs, concerns and fears connected to the most recent global pandemic. The contribution highlights how urban and domestic dimensions are key elements of our existence and resistance. The topic is articulated in a twofold dimension: - the urban scale of the city, which is continuing to function even during the emergency, allowing us to believe that the tools in our hands are capable of being used in a more flexible way, both from a political-based and a design-based perspective;- the domestic sphere, whose connotations make the house versatile and flexible in the context of the progress and technological advancement that is now happening in the community and for this reason the space must meet the requirements of adaptability to operate perfectly even as a workplace. Eventually, the contribution defines the requirements for a resistant living, and the tools that will enable...
Urban Studies and Public Administration
The paper investigates urban and domestic living and how these have been modified by the new need... more The paper investigates urban and domestic living and how these have been modified by the new needs, concerns and fears connected to the most recent global pandemic. The contribution highlights how urban and domestic dimensions are key elements of our existence and resistance. The topic is articulated in a twofold dimension: - the urban scale of the city, which is continuing to function even during the emergency, allowing us to believe that the tools in our hands are capable of being used in a more flexible way, both from a political-based and a design-based perspective;- the domestic sphere, whose connotations make the house versatile and flexible in the context of the progress and technological advancement that is now happening in the community and for this reason the space must meet the requirements of adaptability to operate perfectly even as a workplace. Eventually, the contribution defines the requirements for a resistant living, and the tools that will enable...