The issue of university housing is currently one of the most critical challenges facing the Italian university system, particularly for non-resident students (movers). The lack of accessible, adequate, and sufficient accommodation represents a significant barrier to accessing higher education and reflects a broader, steadily growing social issue. In recent years, a new form of hospitality has emerged: the albergo diffuso (AD). Also referred to as a “horizontal hotel” (Dall’Ara, 2015), this model consists of rooms distributed across restored historic buildings, typically located in the centers of small towns or cities. The concept has been extended beyond tourism to respond to the housing needs of temporary users, such as non-resident university students. Thus, the albergo diffuso model, when reinterpreted as a dispersed student residence, addresses not only the growing demand for student accommodation but also contributes to the restoration of built heritage, the promotion of local culture, and the economic revitalization of the area. Its advantages include the integration of students into the social and urban fabric, avoiding the risk of ghettoization and fostering opportunities for cultural exchange with local residents. Moreover, it offers an innovative response to the housing crisis by providing a sustainable and integrated solution capable of reconciling residential needs with local development strategies. In Apulia, a first pilot project of dispersed student housing has been launched in the city of Taranto, within the framework of the “Apulia University Region” initiative. The project, promoted by A.Di.S.U. Puglia—appointed by the Apulia Regional Government as the implementing authority—provides a new response to the housing shortage in the city of Taranto. Given the number of students and the geographical distribution of university departments, Taranto presents an ideal context for this experimental initiative. Specifically, four suitable housing units located in the city center have been identified and assigned to 15 students under formal tenancy contracts.
IL PROBLEMA DELLE RESIDENZE UNIVERSITARIE È OGGI UNO DEI NODI PIÙ CRITICI PER IL SISTEMA UNIVERSITARIO ITALIANO, IN PARTICOLARE PER GLI STUDENTI FUORI SEDE (MOVER). LA CARENZA DI ALLOGGI ACCESSIBILI, ADEGUATI E SUFFICIENTI RAPPRESENTA UNA BARRIERA SIGNIFICATIVA ALL'ACCESSO ALL'ISTRUZIONE UNIVERSITARIA È UN PROBLEMA SOCIALE IN CONTINUA CRESCITA NEGLI ULTIMI ANNI SI È SVILUPPATA UNA NUOVA FORMA DI OSPITALITÀ: L’ALBERGO DIFFUSO (AD). DEFINITO ANCHE “ALBERGO ORIZZONTALE” (DALL’ARA, 2015) IN CUI LE STANZE SONO DISTRIBUITE IN EDIFICI STORICI RESTAURATI, SITUATI NEL CENTRO DI PICCOLI BORGHI O CITTÀ, QUESTO CONCETTO È STATO ESTESO PER SODDISFARE NON SOLO LE ESIGENZE TURISTICHE MA ANCHE QUELLE ABITATIVE DI USERS TEMPORANEI, COME AD ESEMPIO GLI STUDENTI FUORI SEDE. IL MODELLO DELL’ALBERGO DIFFUSO, PERTANTO, COME RESIDENZA UNIVERSITARIA DIFFUSA RISPONDE NON SOLO ALLA DOMANDA ABITATIVA PER STUDENTI, MA CONTRIBUISCE ANCHE AL RECUPERO DEL PATRIMONIO EDILIZIO, ALLA PROMOZIONE DELLA CULTURA LOCALE E AL RILANCIO ECONOMICO DEL TERRITORIO. I VANTAGGI INCLUDONO L’INTEGRAZIONE DEGLI STUDENTI NEL TESSUTO SOCIALE E URBANO, EVITANDO IL RISCHIO DI GHETTIZZAZIONE E CREANDO OPPORTUNITÀ DI SCAMBIO CULTURALE CON I RESIDENTI. INOLTRE, SI DIMOSTRA UN’INNOVATIVA RISPOSTA ALLA CRISI ABITATIVA, OFFRENDO UNA SOLUZIONE SOSTENIBILE E INTEGRATA, CAPACE DI CONIUGARE ESIGENZE RESIDENZIALI E SVILUPPO LOCALE. IN PUGLIA, UNA PRIMA SPERIMENTAZIONE DI RESIDENZIALITÀ DIFFUSA PER STUDENTI È STATA AVVIATA A TARANTO NELL’AMBITO DELLE RIFLESSIONI DEL PROGETTO “PUGLIA REGIONE UNIVERSITARIA”. L'INIZIATIVA INTRAPRESA DALL’A.DI.S.U. PUGLIA, INDIVIDUATA DALLA REGIONE PUGLIA COME SOGGETTO ATTUATORE, OFFRE UNA NUOVA RISPOSTA ALLA MANCANZA DI ALLOGGI NELLA CITTÀ DI TARANTO, CHE PER NUMERO DI STUDENTI E DISLOCAZIONE DEI DIPARTIMENTI, RAPPRESENTA IL CONTESTO IDONEO PER LA SPERIMENTAZIONE. NELLO SPECIFICO, SONO STATE INDIVIDUATE QUATTRO SOLUZIONI IDONEE ALL’USO, TUTTI UBICATE NEL CENTRO CITTADINO, DESTINATE A N. 15 STUDENTI, CONTRATTUALIZZATI E CONSEGNATARI.
SPERIMENTARE L'ABITARE STUDENTESCO: LO STUDENTATO DIFFUSO
PINTO, SERGIO
2024/2025
Abstract
The issue of university housing is currently one of the most critical challenges facing the Italian university system, particularly for non-resident students (movers). The lack of accessible, adequate, and sufficient accommodation represents a significant barrier to accessing higher education and reflects a broader, steadily growing social issue. In recent years, a new form of hospitality has emerged: the albergo diffuso (AD). Also referred to as a “horizontal hotel” (Dall’Ara, 2015), this model consists of rooms distributed across restored historic buildings, typically located in the centers of small towns or cities. The concept has been extended beyond tourism to respond to the housing needs of temporary users, such as non-resident university students. Thus, the albergo diffuso model, when reinterpreted as a dispersed student residence, addresses not only the growing demand for student accommodation but also contributes to the restoration of built heritage, the promotion of local culture, and the economic revitalization of the area. Its advantages include the integration of students into the social and urban fabric, avoiding the risk of ghettoization and fostering opportunities for cultural exchange with local residents. Moreover, it offers an innovative response to the housing crisis by providing a sustainable and integrated solution capable of reconciling residential needs with local development strategies. In Apulia, a first pilot project of dispersed student housing has been launched in the city of Taranto, within the framework of the “Apulia University Region” initiative. The project, promoted by A.Di.S.U. Puglia—appointed by the Apulia Regional Government as the implementing authority—provides a new response to the housing shortage in the city of Taranto. Given the number of students and the geographical distribution of university departments, Taranto presents an ideal context for this experimental initiative. Specifically, four suitable housing units located in the city center have been identified and assigned to 15 students under formal tenancy contracts.I documenti in UNITESI sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14253/108513