Urban thresholds: Public space and housing for the borders of La Victoria and San Joaquin, Santiago de Chile

The conditions of uneven asymmetrical development in Santiago de Chile are explored through the concept of urban thresholds: the divide between the neighbourhoods of La Victoria and San Joaquin, the transition between public and private space, a collaboration between autoconstruction and controlled development, and the boundary between appropriated and designed space. An architectural response is proposed on the transition between these conditions, which addresses each aforementioned quality.DSDArchitectur