Survey instruments and planning strategies for the redevelopment of the social housing heritage in Italy. The case study of Pilastro, a district in Bologna

This paper describes the partial results of a research conducted by various Italian Faculties of Architecture on the subject of renovation of social housing stock. This research aims at developing a methodology for multidisciplinary analysis and allows to implement a performance based on end-users' needs and on standards provided by the regulations in force. The research unit of the University of Bologna has focused its attention on a case study, the district of Pilastro, a significant example of social housing high density settlement, located in Bologna. The study of this neighbourhood aims at pointing out the factors the quality levels of the settlement depend on, enabling to assess their potential for redevelopment and to identify those elements that may be considered as a resistance to change. This research then formulates preferential targets for a strategy of regeneration, selecting the most appropriate interventions to solve the inadequacies of a building of reference.