This master thesis examines the development of Ljubljana's housing policy and the issue of the continuity of the housing crisis. For comparison, it offers insights into the historical development of Vienna's best practices as a city with a proactive and effective housing policy. Ljubljana's housing policy is neglected, the real estate market is unregulated, there is a growing disparity between the growth of property prices and the population's purchasing power, and luxury construction is on the rise, which does not respond to market needs. This contributes to the fact that more and more people can no longer afford to live in the city, and the resulting trend of gentrification is hurting social cohesion and diversity. The spatial context is the residential Stara Šiška, which is experiencing a trend towards luxury construction in degraded areas while at the same time lacking the element of integration of the surrounding population that would contribute to the formation of a stronger identity and urbanity of the area.
The degraded area next to the Mihalek confectionery opposite Stara Cerkvev is to be redeveloped into an urban centre with a public urban ground floor that connects the area with the broader public, thus creating the currently missing component of social cohesion. As a role model, the public investor enables quality and sustainable living for members of financially weaker groups, thus countering the trend towards gentrification. Therefore, the newly created urban centre revitalises the wider area, connects it and promotes social diversity, helping to make Ljubljana a city for all.
The Master's thesis comprises a theoretical-analytical and a project part. The methods of the first part include reading and summarising the literature, drawing critical conclusions, visiting the site, photo-analysis and making perceptual analyses. The project part of the thesis consists of creating a model and a graphic presentation of the architectural solution.
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