Biblioteca Comunitaria Recreativa en el Centro de Guayaquil, Ecuador

Abstract

Nowadays, the low levels of education in Latin American countries point to problems associated with crime and the lack of rapprochement with their cultures where everything leads to the disintegration of society. This is evidenced in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, where the present investigation was carried out, having as contextual location the Ayacucho Parish belonging to the historic center. Various means, both cultural and educational, have been used to address this issue, however, there is still a lack of coverage of centers that allow citizens' multidisciplinary development. In this way, recreational and cultural activities become complements to education and intervene as a unifying element of society. With the help of the exploration of concepts such as community library, recreational spaces and places converted into "third spaces", it was possible to carry out the design guidelines to be established together with functional and formal criteria so that they provide strategies to unify the Guayaquil community and can contribute to increase reading habits. All of this, together with the development of a research methodology with qualitative and quantitative tools, will allow a deeper understanding of the needs of citizens and the sector in order to accommodate them in a proposal that can cover them. Based on this, the proposal for a community library with a recreational approach is supported, which seeks to align with the new concept of libraries of the contemporary generation that merge with community centers and group spaces for recreation, interaction and rest with those for knowledge and education to achieve active learning in the city and a stronger community.