Contemporary strategic planning represents a logic of space reproduction based on the promotion of tourism as the cornerstone of cultural and creative economy. However, some grassroots social initiatives aim to build alternative spaces to the economic approach that permeates contemporary urban planning. This article reflects comparatively on the cases of the Metelkova self-organized autonomous zone (Ljubljana, Slovenia) and the STOP Shopping Center (Porto, Portugal). We suggest that both the squatting of military installations (Slovenia), as the strategic reconfiguration of a private commercial building (Portugal), share common aspects that must be addressed under a place-making approach. In doing so, we propose that the cultural activity produced in these places, their socioeconomic influence in the urban environment and their ability to promote tourism has resulted in a brand that allows them to be tolerated by their respective local governments.

当代战略规划代表了基于促进旅游业作为文化和创意经济的基石的空间再生产的逻辑。但是，一些基层社会倡议旨在为渗透当代城市规划的经济方法建立替代空间。本文比较地介绍了Metelkova自组织自治区（斯洛文尼亚卢布尔雅那）和STOP购物中心（葡萄牙波尔图）的案例。我们建议，对军事设施的抢占（斯洛文尼亚）和对私人商业建筑物（葡萄牙）的战略性重新配置，都应具有共同的方面，必须以场所营造的方式加以解决。为此，我们建议在这些地方进行的文化活动，