UNPark/Freestyle: an Experimental “Open Square” design

The final act of the UNPark research coincides with the implementation of the Pilot Project and, specifically, with the public event UNPark / Freestyle, as the outcome and validation of a long process of design and investigation tested out on the field. This contribution deals with the final phase, i.e. the temporary redevelopment of some spaces currently used for parking under the Serra - Monte Ceneri Overpass, through sporting events, demonstrations and public events related to the themes of the project. UNPark/Freestyle is configured as an “Experimental” Open Square, a challenge not only for the research group but also for the Public Administration. The experience of UNPark/ Freestyle has shown that even the most neglected and abandoned space, with the involvement of the inhabitants, can find its redemption and, above all, that it is essential to challenge consolidated paradigms and practices with a view towards multi-scalar and multidisciplinary innovation, in the cases of complex urban spaces such as those linked to infrastructures, that can become “multi-systemic“.