Walking in-between: Urban interstices on the Lisbon hillside

Abstract

With this paper it is intended to present the results of a research focused on urban interstices on the Lisbon hillside, taking as a case study the São Bento valley. It was sought with this research: first, to recognize the nature of these spaces and the circumstances in which they were generated; second, to characterize their current condition; and third, to consider their potential and the possibilities of intervention. Methodologically, the research followed a qualitative single case study, following two complementary readings: i) the historical and the vertical reading, considering both urban and geomorphological configuration; and ii) the horizontal reading, considering the direct observation in situ.