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February 6, 2023
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La ´capacidad de acción´ de los espacios arquitectónicos. Estrategias proyectuales de sistemas abiertos

Publicated to: Cuadernos de Proyectos Arquitectonicos. (12): 66-75 - 2022-12-12 (12), DOI: 10.20868/cpa.2022.12.4957

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Ribot, A
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Madrid UPM, ETSAM, Unidad Docente Ribot, CoLab, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

ResumenEste texto abarca la búsqueda de estrategias proyectuales eficaces para ampliar la 'capacidad de acción' de los espacios que proyectamos los arquitectos. Investiga cómo proyectar arquitectura para facilitar la capacidad performativa de los habitantes y usuarios, ampliando su acción y también su responsabilidad como coproductores de nuestras propuestas. Se trabaja en arquitecturas de Sistemas Abiertos más que en proyectos participativos, es decir, desde la invitación a la acción para apropiarse de los espacios en el tiempo y poder reprogramarlos y no tanto desde la implicación inicial de los usuarios como agentes en el proyecto. La exploración está destinada tanto a arquitectos proyectistas y profesores de diseño como a los propios usuarios, de modo que se facilite el conocimiento y aplicación de estos sistemas abiertos en los proyectos. Estas estrategias se discuten, heredando clasificaciones comparables realizadas por otros autores, y finalmente se organizan en tres grupos: redundancia, apropiación y tecnificación, que se ordenan según gradientes de complejidad constructiva o facilidad de uso. Se registran en un diagrama numerosos ejemplos de arquitectura para comprobar la efectividad de esta taxonomía. El diagrama es una categorización no jerarquizada en la que los asuntos y los casos de estudio tienen el mismo valor. Se trata simultáneamente de una taxonomía y un atlas de métodos y casos, un proceso al mismo tiempo deductivo e inductivo. Se prevé dejar este diagrama abierto para poder ser reprogramado en el futuro, acorde a las propias arquitecturas que se estudian.AbstractThis text aims to identify which design strategies are more effective in increasing the “capacity for action” of the spaces designed by architects. It researches how architectural design can foster the performative capacity of the inhabitants and users, widening their actions and responsibilities as co-producers of our proposals. The exploration is aimed both at practicing architects and design teachers as well as the actual users, making these open systems available to be used and harness the potential of working together. The strategies are discussed, taking on similar classifications from other authors, and lastly organized into three group types: redundancy, appropriation, and technification, further organized according to constructive complexity or ease of use. A large number of examples of built architecture are represented in a diagram to test the effectiveness of this taxonomy. The diagram is a non-hierarchical categorization where the matter and the case studies are given equal weighting; it is simultaneously a taxonomy and an atlas of methods and cases, a process at once deductive and inductive. The diagram will be left open to be reprogrammed in the future, much like the architectures studied.
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Keywords

inclusivity capacity for actionnew domesticitiesreprogrammingArchitectural design strategies

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.5. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-04-26, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 2
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-26:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 3 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/93455/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 29
  • Downloads: 14
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (RIBOT MANZANO, ALMUDENA) and Last Author (RIBOT MANZANO, ALMUDENA).

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