Designing ordinary public space, between revealed potential and public stance. The case of Viale Ottavio Mai in Turin

As a space of collective interaction, the multi-dimensional streets allow investigating the adaptivity in terms of social, climate, and use. While architecture projects and placemaking processes have been realised, ordinary residual open spaces in the urban environment are still misused or poorly executed. Though, which European actions and architectural design strategies can be adopted to let flourish such public spaces? From this perspective, viale Mai case study in Turin shows contradictions between its hidden potential and its actual transformation.