West Village

This article is part of Infrastructural Urbanism , a series curated by Hidden Architecture where we explore the evolutionary potential over time of certain urban and architectural structures. The infrastructural nature of these projects allows them to accommodate and assume the uncertainty of future development as a project tool. Este articulo es parte de Urbanismo Infraestructural , serie que explora el potencial evolutivo a lo largo del tiempo de determinadas estructuras urbanas y arquitectónicas. El carácter de infraestructura de estos proyectos les permite albergar y asumir la incertidumbre de un desarrollo futuro como herramienta de proyecto. “The construction of West Village transforms the idea of everyday leisure into a collective expression of monumental scale, functioning as a vibrant recreational center for neighboring communities, as well as fostering the construction of a complex environment with vitality and potential for growth.” “La construcción de West Village transforma la idea de ocio del día a día en una expresión colectiva de escala monumental, funcionando como un vibrante centro recreativo para las comunidades vecinas, así como fomentando la construcción de un entorno complejo, con vitalidad y potencial de crecimiento.” The city of Chengdu, with a population of almost 20 million, is the capital of the Sichuan region, located in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. Despite its ancient origins, there are hardly any traces left of any period prior to the second half of the 20th century, when the application of late socialism was mixed with rapid capitalist economic development, a specific circumstance that determines the characteristic urban identity of most large Chinese cities. One of the main consequences of this model is a radical break with Chinese cultural and urban tradition, a phenomenon that is particularly evident in a crisis of the idea of collectivity linked to the urban community space.