Action strategies for the definition of a neighbourhood community: the discipline of design meets condominiums for the development of “block”

This paper aims to investigate non-tangible community design processes and actions in the culture of design for emergencies. The objective is to research and demonstrate the need to understand the word “emergency” not only in reference to unforeseen situations, but also to types of emergencies, which, may not be obvious while being equally significant, such as those related to post-traumatic disorders, such as loneliness. The premise and starting point of this project was the anthropological study of social relations in the contemporary era. The “Block - neighbourhood community” project aims to recreate a network of communication and a sense of proximity to counteract phenomena of loneliness and social isolation in places where ties cannot be perceived. The ideal environment in which the project is imagined to be inserted is represented by both the condominium and the neighbourhood, considering them as places where the first contact of sociality takes place, since these spaces are shared by individuals who cohabit the same residential context. The goal is to promote and realize the idea of a “city that cares”(Manzini, 2015). ; published