Potevilla

Potevilla is a fictional village commonly used in urban planning, sustainability, and speculative design literature to illustrate integrated, resilient settlement patterns. The name Potevilla is used across scenarios without a canonical etiology, serving as a neutral toponym in case studies.

In typical portrayals, Potevilla occupies a compact footprint of about 6 square kilometers and a population around 12,000 (circa 2030). The design centers a mixed-use core with narrow streets, a transit spine, and a network of courtyards, parks, and civic spaces near a river and a protected green belt.

The economy is modeled as diversified, with local services, education, healthcare, small-scale manufacturing, and green tech. Energy is supplied by solar microgrids, district heating, and local storage, aimed at near-zero carbon performance.

Governance in simulations emphasizes participatory planning, transparent data sharing, and inclusive design. Housing emphasizes affordability and accessibility, with 15-minute neighborhoods built around essential services.

Originated in multiyear collaborations among universities and planning firms in the 2010s, it has been used in policy labs and academic curricula in the 2020s and beyond. Potevilla is frequently cited in discussions of sustainable urbanism, climate adaptation, and resilient design, where its hypothetical systems are used to illustrate trade-offs and integration.