CENTRO INTERGENERACIONAL PARA ADULTOS MAYORES Y NIÑOS EN GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR

Abstract

This thesis is focused on two age groups: children and elderly adults, in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Specifically in children who are in orphanages and elderly residents of nursing homes. Several studies suggest that adults who are in nursing homes are more likely to develop depression, while abandoned and orphaned children lack of parental figures to help their development. In other countries, such as the United States, Japan and Singapore, these two generations have been brought together, so that they interact and socialize with each other, this relationship has been called ‘intergenerational’, there are several studies, which will be quoted throughout this thesis, which indicate the advantages provided by the union of these two groups. For this reason, the creation of an Intergenerational Center for elderly adults and children is proposed, it will be located in ‘Mucho Lote II’, near the ‘Narcisa de Jesús’ Avenue. This seeks to create a natural intergenerational relationship through accessible and safe spaces, designed from the user’s point of view, with common spaces that will allow the interaction between children and the elderly, which will transmit emotions, through the use of colors color and sensations thanks to the healing gardens