PROPUESTA DE REUTILIZACIÓN DE EDIFICIOS ABANDONADOS COMO MÉTODO DE REHABILITACIÓN DEL CENTRO HISTÓRICO DE GUAYAQUIL

Abstract

The city center of Guayaquil was the setting for economic development and growth of the city. This sprawl, which started from the river to the north, the south and the west, left the center at its limit, allowing success in the development of urbanizations and private citadels. This led to a fleeing of the city center, which was left abandoned by its original owners, causing deterioration and degradation. At the end of the 20th century, a stage of "urban regeneration" begins in the city center. This returned a certain protagonism to the area, although not enough to satisfy public and private investment, generating distrust in investor. This is evidenced in the number of empty lots, dozens of buildings in a state of abandonment and projects not completed to date. Given this, this research project seeks to take as case study a building in a state of abandonment and make it beneficiary to society. The design criteria respect the original facade of the building and functionality in the distribution of interior spaces.