Abstract

The origin of co-owned high-rise social housing has its origin in Chile in the mid-thirties. Although various housing projects have managed to sustain the maintenance of the commons under this model, in many others there has been a profound state of disrepair. Although, in many cases this is the result of poor quality in terms of the architecture and spatial quality with which they were built, a determining fact is the families often face difficulties weaving a tight-knit social fabric and understanding the rules governing the administration of public goods, resulting a complex neighborhood coexistence.