#Districts

In collaboration with the Department of Applied Physics of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), we developed a Citizen Science methodology applied to Social Life Cycle Analysis (SLA), using the Barrio del Cristo neighbourhood and its associative ecosystem as a pilot environment. Through structured questionnaires and face-to-face sessions, the participating neighbours have contributed to the identification and prioritisation of indicators linked to energy, housing comfort and the conditions of the environment in which they live. The aim is for this methodology to be replicable in different contexts to guide housing design, construction and rehabilitation processes from a socially informed perspective.

In collaboration with: Universitat Politècnica de València, Alberto Quintana Gallardo, Ignacio Guillen, Eduardo Alfredo Zamora Marina, Fernando Aitor Mendiguchia Fontes and Mar Juan Tortosa.

The URBANEW project, funded by the European Commission, aims to reduce the carbon footprint of the urban environment and promote the integration of clean energy through self-consumption and energy communities. It also promotes multi-level urban governance and the development of innovative financial schemes, especially for vulnerable households, in the seven Spanish mission cities.

Carpe is developing a series of materials to bring the project closer to citizens. Among the resources developed is a metal support with representative photographs as well as visual elements that transform the characteristics of the chosen streets. A design of an interior scene of a house and the transforming elements are also developed.

Project under development, ending in May-June 2025.

‘Alicante, un plan contigo’ is the participatory process for the prior consultation of the General Structural Plan of Alicante. A process to open up spaces for reflection within the framework of the drafting of this document, to study its limitations and opportunities, and to collect proposals in this regard.

The process of prior consultation with the public is launched, as established by the Law on Spatial Planning, Urban Planning and Landscape of the Valencian Community. This process seeks to open up spaces for reflection between the administration and the citizens, to find out their needs and priorities, and to guarantee effective participation through a clear and accessible language. To this end, a participatory methodology based on surveys and workshops will be applied, which will enable citizen contributions to be gathered and the content of the plan to be enriched from a social perspective.

Dissemination and mediation actions of the Buildings Programme in the neighbourhoods of Sant Marcel-lí, Stella Maris – Natzaret, Virgen del Carmen – Beteró and Malva-rosa in Valencia. Through the development of communication sessions and visits to homeowners’ associations, information is provided on the energy refurbishment programme financed with European Next Generation funds. The attention to neighbours and property administrations allows to approach the opportunities for improvement, to collect the needs of the communities to be incorporated in the technical projects and to obtain agreements for the participation in the call for proposals.

Dissemination and mediation actions of the Neighbourhood Programme in the Tendetes neighbourhood in Valencia. Through the development of communication sessions and visits to homeowners’ associations, information is provided on the energy refurbishment programme financed with Next Generation European funds. The attention to neighbours and property administrations allows to approach the opportunities for improvement, to collect the needs of the communities to be incorporated in the technical projects and to obtain agreements for the participation in the call for proposals.

Field work and technical study on underused and empty housing in Alzira (Valencia). The aim of evaluating the implementation of housing mobilisation programmes such as masoveria (renovation exchange for rent). The characterisation of the housing and its ownership are defined in order to gain a deeper knowledge of the situation of the building stock and define public policies that enable its mobilisation (from the Public Administration and from private individuals).

Qualitative and quantitative evaluation through 20 indicators to find out the changes that have been generated in the surroundings of the first superblock of Valencia. A methodology is created to periodically evaluate and detect opportunities for improvement the implementation of future superblocks in the city. Using different tools and a participatory approach, the information obtained talks about the effects generated by the superblock related to: environmental quality, public space, mobility, local commerce, socio-economic conditions and the level of satisfaction.

Study for the identification and activation of underused houses in Vall de Almonacid (Castellón). The goal is to attract new residents avoiding depopulation of rural areas. After identifying the empty houses in the town and analysing case studies, the report suggests several actions which could be implemented by the Municipality to promote their activation: from traditional renting to masoveria (renovation exchange for rent).

Urban planning instrument that takes the methodology of Ecological Urbanism, Life Cycle Analysis and Programming Applied to Design. It provides a guide to the cities that undertake the Climate Mission.

Plan.Cero is composed by a multidisciplinary team from the Universitat Politècnica de Valènica, Arqueha and Carpe. We assume the management and execution of the Citizen Participation and Innovation strategy that will ensure the social transfer and the civic engagement in the project.

Winning project of the call València Ciutat de la Innovació 2021.

A study for the characterisation of empty dwellings detected by the Castelló de la Plana Town Council. After an analysis of the available data, site visits are made to find out the status of the properties and the needs of the residents’ associations. The process ends with the definition of proposals and strategies to achieve the mobilisation of empty housing and its rehabilitation.

Work carried out together with Núria Domingo and Clara Ramoneda, from La Masovera.

A citizen participatio process, promoted by Entitat Valenciana d’Habitatge i Sòl (Valencian Housing and Land Development Agency), that provides opportunities through collective dialogue to find needs and build solutions in the village of La Torre.

La Masovera is a platform to connect people in order to facilitate masoveria projects (renovation exchange for rent). This platform offers different resources and services to facilitate the process of transferring the use of a property in exchange for its rehabilitation.

We designed and promoted the first edition of Participatory Budgeting with the Department of Participation of Benigànim Town Council. Based on methodologies applied in other cities, we designed a participatory process adapted to the reality of a municipality of 6,000 inhabitants.

After a public presentation, 34 proposals were collected, assessed and validated by the municipal technical team. Using an online platform, a voting process was opened and the 3 winning proposals were chosen.

A programme for discussion, experimentation and dissemination of innovative urban solutions. Through discussion, experimentation and dissemination activities, different sectors of society are connected about an urban topic.

A platform to collect and connect citizen stories linked to places in the districts. These places are discovered using a methodology that works in circles of trust and are the pretext for thinking together about urban actions.

Training session held during the co-creation process for the eco-neighbourhood La Pinada in Paterna, Valencia.

Working with the project’s technical team and future neighbours, we share reflections that aims to collectively define the willed model of neighbourhood and its public space. Based on realistic and current examples, we show which factors are necessary to design a place that puts people, their lifestyles and needs at the centre of the design.

A space where citizens and City Council collaborate in collective projects that transform the city and make it more open, collaborative and sustainable. Over 2 years, a collaborative diagnosis for El Grau Castelló, a co-design process for the Josefina López square and a study for the activation of civic spaces were developed.

In collaboration with Adriana García and Laura Murillo.

A Integral Participatory Strategy for the identification of future challenges for the Orriols neighbourhood, Valencia. During six months and across three thematic areas (housing, public space and employment and commerce), we worked collectively to define actions that emerge from the needs of the neighbourhood and that are focused on improving the quality of life in the neighbourhood. As a result, a document is drawn up to collect the participatory inputs and to arrange strategic action lines from an comprehensive vision.

Promoted by València City Council and developed in collaboration with Nuria Matarredona, Víctor Soriano, Joan Sanchis and Marta Vela.

This project aims to incorporate the perspective of childhood in the city through different actions such as pedestrian school routes, pedagogical activities and urban actions. Pas a Pas works transversally with parents, schools, family associations, local shops and police, to generate a support network for the autonomy of children in the city.

Promoted by the Town Council of Xàbia and implemented by a technical team formed in different phases by Chema Segovia, Tano Espinosa, Irene Reig, Toni Moya, Maje Reig, Mónica Martín, Ramon Marrades, Natalia Castellanos, Joan Sanchis and Marina Senabre. Award from the Conselleria de Territori in the first edition of the Housing, Urban Planning and Mobility with a Gender Perspective awards.

A conference for debating, creating and collective researching that comes from the need to explore new ways of making the city from a transdisciplinary perspective. A series of practical workshops, conferences and debates are held in which universities, professionals and citizens work together. In 2015, after two editions (2013 and 2014) at the ETSA-UPV, Ciudad Sensible is taking to the streets with ContextoArquitectura and Orriols Convive association with the aim of transferring knowledge directly to the city.