What can be learned from this project?
Several key factors have contributed to the success of Valdespartera, and these can provide useful lessons for future sustainable social housing projects:
• Partnerships between different agencies, for example between local and regional authorities or public and private groups, help to achieve objectives in a way that neither agency could achieve alone. Good communication between all parties is crucial to reaching the desired outcomes.
Modern public art provides character and helps create a sense of local pride
• Continuous evaluation of strengths, weaknesses, problems and
opportunities helps the current project run smoothly, and feeds into
plans for future eco-city projects. The development of Valdesparta was
aided by experience gained from previous projects, notably Goya Park.
• Speed and efficiency: the development of the masterplanning was
complex, but by using new organisational, judicial and administrative
forms, the project was accomplished in a very short time.
• Integration of socio-economic and environmental targets is key to
success: sustainability aids social cohesion and there can be no
sustainability without citizen involvement.
Topics associated with this project
Eco-town, Energy, Housing, International